The Animal Ultrasound Association have been working hard to maintain supplies of essentials to our members during this challenging time. Clinell sanitising wipes, in particular, have been in huge demand
Facebook groups are a great way to share your scans and experiences, and learn from others, but it’s important to keep groups on topic and educational. It’s worth remembering that
Last week, the Animal Ultrasound Association were invited by Bristol University’s vet school to give a talk on Veterinary Echocardiography to their fourth-year vet students. The focus of our talk
Watch Replay: Infectious Disease Control in Goats We were thrilled to be recently joined by guest speaker, farm animal disease expert David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS to talk about Infectious Disease
A member of our Facebook group recently posted a link to their website, encouraging people to list their businesses on there. The post was removed (we don’t allow advertising in
Ultrasound makes a huge difference to breeding programmes for a variety of species, but the first thing that usually comes to mind is its use in pregnancy scanning. The Animal
Infectious Disease Control in Goats Webinar Time: 8pm GMT / 3pm EST / 12pm PST / 1pm MST Join us on Thursday, February 6th at 8pm GMT to hear from
The Bromley Business Awards took place on Thursday 21st November at which they announced their winners and runners up. The Animal Ultrasound Association (AUA) are thrilled to be certified as
The RCVS can only help with matters concerning licensed veterinarians or vet nurses, so if you feel you need to report poor conduct by people who are not part of
You are unauthorized to view this page. Username or E-mail Password Remember Me Forgot Password
What to do if you are bitten by a dog during a scan: • Wash the wound thoroughly. Run under a cold tap for 10 minutes, even if the skin
The Animal Ultrasound Association (AUA) are thrilled to be announced as Best Business for Marketing & Social Media Finalist 2019. The Bromley Business Awards, now in its 9th year, recognise
Buying an ultrasound machine used to be a very different process. A purchase involving hundreds (sometimes thousands) of pounds was one in which people invested months of research, many phone
Developmental Stages & Qualitative Estimation of Gestational Age With experience, it is possible to estimate gestational age by eye. Developmental stages in goats are less well-documented than in many other
Wireless ultrasound probes (or ‘ultrasound wands’) went through a temporary boom in popularity in the UK, before their limitations quickly became obvious. Now, many people who originally invested in wireless
Ultrasound is not (yet) an exact science. Machine learning is helping to bring us closer to it, but even when this day comes – and it’s currently only in the
Thank you to all who attended today’s webinar on how to promote your canine scanning business online. The full recording is embedded here, with the question and answer session in
A normal llama and alpaca pregnancy lasts for an average of 11 and 11.5 months, respectively. Pregnancy is not visually obvious until late pregnancy (if at all) in either species
When and where should I get my dog scanned for pregnancy? Getting your dog scanned for pregnancy with ultrasound is very reliable and accurate, provided it is performed: At the
Tissue Harmonic Imaging is a relatively recent discovery that greatly improves image quality, primarily due to a great reduction in the amount of ultrasound artifacts (see Chapter 14 of Ultrasound
Dogs and cats with significant mitral regurgitation (MR) may show pulmonary venous flow reversal. Flow reversal is a supporting measure only, and not specific enough to be used as a standalone
An increasing number of AUA members are turning to scanners with Doppler capability as their next ultrasound machine. Primarily, this is due to the higher resolution images they tend to
Below is a tour from Yvette Lovis around the foetal anatomy. Taken at the canine pregnancy scanning course run in Edinburgh last month, identifying: – Foetal heart – Foetal stomach
Reptilian hearts are generally referred to as more ‘rudimentary’ than mammalian hearts, but they are perfectly adapted for their purpose. In fact, they have their own wonders – such as
The Animal Ultrasound Association accredits the VIS level 1 and 2 canine pregnancy scanning training courses, and this week, we were in beautiful Worcestershire. Yvette saved this beautiful
© 2025 | AUA – All Rights Reserved
