A4O-Uncuter Farming, Saturday, October 12, 1991 Computer Technology (Continued from Pago A 1) company, a transducer is placed on the top of the animal. Sound waves penetrate the hide and create an image of the carcass quality on a live animal. Pelvic measurements were used to determine calving ease and abil ity, conducted by Dr. Julie Holland at KILE. Holland used a “pelvime ter” or pelvic meter to measure the height and width of the pelvis area. “Sometimes you can look at a mature cow and you think, a 147-pound calf may be possible for her,” said Holland. “But maybe not And then others, you think can calve at 47 pounds. But maybe not. These measurements can accurate ly determine calving capability." The measurements taken went into the final decisions of the judges on Sunday. A composite Dr. Jim Stouffer, Animal Ultrasound Service, Inc., con veys data from a computer image analyzer of the rlbeye area of a Polled Hereford heifer to a database. Ultrasound tech nology measures rlbeye circumference and backfat thick ness In cattle. This Information was used to judge cattle at the Polled Hereford Association Genetic Focus Show last week at KILE. Nathan Richard holds his show cane while a buyer for Hatfield Quality Meats places the company banner over the back of the champion market hog. score was formed and shown to the audience. Objective data sqored included expected progeny differences (EPDs) for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, and maternal milk; frame score; fat thickness: and standardized ribeye area. Subjective traits for considera tion in the visual score include structural soundness, feet, mobili ty, capacity, muscling, eyes, sheaths, udders and teats, and gen eral eye appeal. The American Polled Hereford Association calls the show the “next generation” of show ring evaluation. The Polled Hereford breed’s aim is to provide the nation’s cow herd with the traits most needed for economic viabili ty, according to a spokesperson. ~ represet .ive of Animal Ultrasound Service, places a trans ducer on a Polled Hereford calf to take a real-time ultrasound image of the carcass quality of theanimal. Human ultrasound technology has been adapted for cattle. Photo i wo. Dr. Julie Holland, veterinarian for the Emmltsburg, Md. Veterinary Hospital, uses a ‘‘pelvimeter” (pelvic meter) to measure pelvis dimensions at KILE last week. Bloomsbur BLOOMSBERG (Columbia Co.) The Bloomsburg Fair Livestock Sale netted over $18,500 in proceeds for 4-H'ers with animal projects. The annual event featured 30 4-H'ers showing their animals which they have been raising over the past several months. Jon Hummel of Sunbury sold his champion market steer to Augusta House of Sunbury for $2.75 per pound. The reserve champion steer owned by Jane Davison of Stillwater was sold to C.B. Hoober & Son of Intercourse for $2.25 per pound. The champion and reserve champion lambs, owned by Troy Laudenslager of Dalmatia, were sold to Sunset Ice Cream of Wil liamsport for $4.00 per pound and to Rhoads Mills & Wayne Feed of Selinsgrove for $2.85 per pound, respectively. Nathan Richard of Elysburg sold his champion market hog to Hatfield Quality Meats of Hatfield for $3.25 per pound. The reserve champion hog owned by Steve Erb of Beavertown was sold to Sunset Ice Cream of Williamsport for $2.25 per pound. The sale averages were as fol lows; steers with champions, $ 1.26 per pound, and without champions 80 cents per pound; lambs with champions $1.02 per pound and without champions 83 cents per (Turn to Pago A 42) Youth Raise $18,500 .