Ultrasound Guidelines Council
Quality Data for Genetic Evaluation
News for Techs
UGC Approved Education Events
UGC Field Certification & Education Programs
UGC conducts two of these events per year. Dates and locations for 2012 are:
May 14-16 @ Harrison, AR
September 24-26 @ Ames, IA
Registration information and forms will be available from this approximately 2 months prior to the events.
The education programs held in conjunction with these field certifications satisfy the
continuing education requirements for field techs who successfully certify at these events, and will be worth 2 points for absentia techs who participate. See the "Resources for Techs" page for details on the UGC Education Policy.
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UGC Educational Webinars (1 point each)
2011 Webinars - to view recordings of webinars presented in 2011, click the links below.
Ultrasound, contemporary groups & genetic evaluation - Aug 8
Image Quality from a Lab Perspective - Aug 18
Absentia Techs who did NOT participate in the 2011 webinars (i.e., live on the date presented), may receive credit by viewing the webinars and completing the following quizzes.
UGC Webinar Quiz #3 - for webinar presented Aug 8, 2011
UGC Webinar Quiz #4 - for webinar presented Aug 18, 2011
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Participation in Approved Professional Meetings (1 point each)
KEEP REGISTRATION RECEIPTS TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE!
Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting
April 18-21, 2012 - Houston, TX
American Society of Animal Science Meetings
Southern Section Meeting = February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, AL
Midwestern Section Meeting = March 19-21, 2012 - Des Moines, IA
Western Section Meeting = July 15-19, 2012 - Phoenix, AZ
Joint Annual Meeting = July 15-19, 2012 - Phoenix, AZ
Additional professional meetings may qualify
Questions should be directed to the UGC Executive Director
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Important UGC Dates
May 14-16 - Field Certification and Education Program @ Harrison, AR.
August 10 - Absentia re-certification applications due.
The deadline has been delayed until August 10 so techs can receive UGC IQ reports prior to completing their applications. Fees for absentia applications have been increased to $200.
Application materials will be posted this spring.
Applications received after this date will be charged a late fee.
September 24-26 - Field Certification and Education Program @ Ames, IA.
UGC Board Adopts Revised IQ Scoring System
The UGC Board of Directors has replaced the 7-pt IQ scoring system with a simple 3 category system. The new system simply categorizes images as either "acceptable", "marginal", or "rejected". The definitions of each category remain the same as before. Because historically few images were ever scored as "1" or "7", the new system removes the three types of marginal images. Click here to download a copy of the new system.Further, the UGC Board agreed to only summarize IQ scores for technicians once per year in July rather than twice per year. The number of images collected in the spring greatly exceeds those collected in the fall. Hence, the January IQ reports included only a few animal for most technicians. IQ reports should be mailed in time for technicians to know their average IQ scores before they apply for re-certification in absentia.
