Pregnancy Ultrasound Machine for Swine

Pregnancy testing of sows is required even if the farm has a high success rate of breeding. Ultrasound machines work by producing low-intensity, high-frequency sound waves. With the real-time ultra-detection of the pregnancy ultrasound machine for swine, the pregnancy of the sow can be detected in a timely and accurate manner.

Even if your farm has a high breeding success rate, pregnancy testing of sows is always required. Because production losses associated with empty or non-productive sows can be very high, the farm aims to minimize these non-productive days (NPD). Some sows are unable to conceive or farrow, and the sooner these sows are detected, the sooner management decisions can be made.

Pregnancy ultrasound machine for swine
Ultrasound machines work by producing low-intensity, high-frequency sound waves. The probe then picks up these sound waves as they bounce off the tissue. Hard objects such as bone absorb very few sound waves and echo the most and appear as white objects. Soft tissues such as fluid-filled objects such as the bladder are less echogenic and appear as black objects. The image is called “real-time” ultrasound (RTU) because the transmission and detection of the sound waves are constantly taking place, and the resulting image is updated immediately.

Generally pregnancy ultrasound machines for swine use sector transducers or probes or linear transducers. Linear transducers display a rectangular image and a close-up field of view, which is useful when evaluating larger follicles or gestation in larger animals such as cows or mares. Basically, if the object under consideration is within 4-8 cm of the skin surface, a linear sensor is required.

Sector transducers display a wedge-shaped image and a large far field. Scanning sows with veterinary portable ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis requires deep penetration and a wide field of view, which explains the popularity of sector transducers in sow pregnancy diagnosis. A larger far field is beneficial for sow pregnancy diagnosis as it does not require scanning directly on the developing fetus.

With the real-time ultra-detection of the pregnancy ultrasound machine for swine, the amniotic sac, where the embryo develops, can be detected within 18-19 days and the embryo can be easily detected within 25-28 days. However, the risk of a false diagnosis is greater if the test is performed around 21 days after insemination. For example, it is easy to mistake a febrile sow for pregnancy. There is also a risk of erroneous results during these early stages of pregnancy, as some animals may have difficulty finding the amniotic sac. Generally, the accuracy of the pregnancy ultrasound machine for swine real-time ultrasound is high (93-98%), but the accuracy is reduced if the animals are tested before 22 days after insemination.

M56 Handheld ultrasound machine for veterinary use swine pregnant

One of the management protocols that may have to change as the industry emerges from pregnancy stagnation is how to best pre-screen sows in these systems. Eaceni launches the M56 Handheld ultrasound machine for veterinary use swine pregnant. This veterinary portable ultrasound screen has been upgraded, with a large OLED screen, full screen display, and clearer vision. The imaging angle is 90°, and the scanning angle is wider. At the same time, the probe of the device is changed to be more convenient to be hand-held. The new fetal sac mode is ideal for scanning the gestational sac of the sow.

To learn about how easy and affordable it is to add Eaceni handheld ultrasound to your veterinary practice, visit our Eaceni veterinary ultrasound machine page for a video demonstration and product details.