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First Choice Genetics’ lines have been evaluated with real-time ultrasound since 1998. The service is provided on a third-party basis by McKay Genstat Consultants. Probing is on a bi-weekly basis and services include:
- longitudinal and cross-sectional scans
- image analysis of cross-sectional scans that determines loin eye area and shape factor of the loin
- subjective evaluation of marbling in the loin
- adjustments for fat depth, loin depth, loin eye area, and age to a 115 kg standard
- calculation of selection index for males that combines adjusted values for fat depth, loin depth, loin eye area, and age
- carcass evaluation
- genetic consulting