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Rump fat thickness is a fat depot that is highly related to 12th-13th rib backfat thickness. To  collect  this  image,  the ultrasound  transducer  should  be  placed directly between the hooks and pins without a standoff guide. Ultrasound technicians and image processing labs should be certified or accredited by the Ultrasound Guidelines Council.
Rump fat thickness is a fat depot that is highly related to 12th-13th rib backfat thickness. To  collect  this  image,  the ultrasound  transducer  should  be  placed directly between the hooks and pins without a standoff guide. Ultrasound [https://ultrasoundguidelinescouncil.org/locate-technicians-or-lab/ technicians and image processing labs] should be certified or accredited by the [https://ultrasoundguidelinescouncil.org/ Ultrasound Guidelines Council] (UGC). The UGC standards for certification can be found at https://ultrasoundguidelinescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/UGC-SG-VII-FC.pdf.


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Latest revision as of 17:10, 21 October 2021

Rump fat thickness is a fat depot that is highly related to 12th-13th rib backfat thickness. To collect this image, the ultrasound transducer should be placed directly between the hooks and pins without a standoff guide. Ultrasound technicians and image processing labs should be certified or accredited by the Ultrasound Guidelines Council (UGC). The UGC standards for certification can be found at https://ultrasoundguidelinescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/UGC-SG-VII-FC.pdf.

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Contempory Group

Genetic Evaluation

This trait is not currently used in genetic evaluations.

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