1. Adopted by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council
Ultrasound Guidelines Council Beef Cattle Ultrasound Technician Proficiency Testing and Certification Program
Adopted by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council
July 2001

2. Purpose
To develop a national governance structure and protocol for annual proficiency testing and certification for technicians involved in scanning beef cattle for composition traits and in interpreting images used in national cattle evaluation programs.

3. Governance Committee Beef Breed Representatives
John Crouch
Loren Jackson
Kent Anderson
Robert Williams
University/Research Persons
Scott Greiner
Dan Moser
Lisa Kriese-Anderson
One Active Technician
Andy Meadows
Laboratory Representation
Mark Henry
Rethel King
Becky Hays

4. Responsibilities Establish the Certification Date and Host
Oversee the Certification
Development and maintenance of all protocols and proficiency standards
Develop and maintain standards for testing and certifying new or enhanced real-time ultrasound scanning hardware and interpretation software.

5. Member Organizations Beef Breed Associations
Centralized Ultrasound Processing Labs
An ultrasound interpretation organization that works with two or more field technicians, serves two or more beef breed organizations, employs two or more laboratory interpretation technicians, and processes 4,000 or more images annually.

6. Presentations Lisa-Kriese Anderson, Ph.D. Scott Greiner, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Field and Lab Certification
Scott Greiner, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech.
System Review
Dan Moser, Ph.D.
Kansas State University
Have Phenotypic Trends for Carcass Traits Followed Genetic Trends