Alpaca World Magazine Summer 2005 - Classical MileEnd Alpacas

Advertising FeatureImprove the performance of your breeding programme with acost effective ultrasound scanning system from BCF TechnologiesAs stated by Dr Tibay in his article on pregnancy loss in the last issueof this magazine ultrasonic examination of the alpacas uterus and itscontent is the ‘gold standard’ method for pregnancy confi rmation whichis a major part of any well planned breeding programme.Our Company, BCF Technology Ltd, is totally dedicated to providingultrasonic imaging systems for use in the animal husbandry industry and wecan offer a system from our full range of scanners which will meet your exactrequirements.The BREDA which is our newest offering is a compact low cost sector scansystem which is ideal for trans abdominal scanning of Alpacas between 45and 180 days post breeding.For earlier confi rmation – from 12 days post breeding – a more expensivesystem with a transrectal probe – our Sonovet 600 would be required.Clinical training and sales support, both in the fi eld and back at base, areextremely important and when you purchase a system from BCF we supply ahalf day hands-on training course to ensure that the new operator is profi cientto scan for pregnancy with a very high accuracy.Reproductive ultrasonography in animal species has been evolving since theearly 1970s and is well proven as the means of determining placental health,foetal well being and foetal number in addition to diagnosing pregnancy.If you intend to improve your breeding programme by buying an ultrasoundscanning system contact BCF Technology for a leading product at an attractiveprice with the highest levels of operational training and customer service fromour friendly knowledgeable staff.Tracey Lindsay, BCF Technology Ltd, 3 Rutherford Square, Brucefi eld IndustryPark, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, EH54 9BU. Tel: +44 1506 460023Fax: +44 1506 460045. Email: offi ce@bcftechnology.comWeb: www.bcftechnology.comAlpaca World Magazine Summer 2005 | 25