E.I. Medical Imaging invites all of you to celebrate Earth Day.  Earth Day began in 1970 and is celebrated every year on April 22.

When I think of Earth Day I actually think of the soil or the dirt we use and the family farm. That is what the Earth looks like to me. We use our Earth every day and we are blessed to have the ability to rely on the Earth for our very survival and to meet our every need.

Education and Training is a big part of what we like to offer our customers here at E.I. Medical Imaging.  It is important to us to offer the latest information in the use of our portable and durable veterinary ultrasounds.  We recently had an offering of a basic bovine reproduction class in Springfield/Colombia, Missouri, on April 10.  I have heard those that attended learned a great deal about how to use their ultrasound.

At E.I. Medical Imaging we get a number of questions about our product but we also get use case questions from many of our current customers and general questions from the public about bovine reproduction and other issues in our industry.  One recent conversation I wanted to share with you as many of you may have this question. I thought it would be good to share with all of our customers and potential users.  The question I will put forth first and the response to the question was written by our very own in house veterinarian, Dr. Erika Wierman. Dr. Wierman is heading up our education and training here at E.I. Medical Imaging and we will soon be launching more information about our program.  For now we will be happy to respond to questions like these:

One of the buzz phrases that has been sent around our offices has been the idea of having  advocates in our industry.  It's always nice to have a large following, or many people that understand your business and can be a sales force for you. The industry we are seeing many recent articles about and an industry on the rise for the need for advocates is in agriculture.  They are calling them "agvocates".  Recently a group in Canada has launched the beef advocacy and education program.  We wish the all the agvocates in Canada and their program all the best in the future. Here is the release provided by that group:

In a recent visit to one of our customers here in Colorado,it was learned that a virus can be a deadly peril as well as one that will be a huge detriment to a business.  When I asked the manager what was being done to combat deadly PEDv, the response was simple, "Everything we can." Recently in Veterinary Practice News it was reported:

We have seen many heroes in our time. One of my heroes and someone that has truly shaped many of our values in the present day is Martin Luther King, Jr. Here is hoping you too can have a dream. Be safe and happy on this MLK Day from all of us at E.I. Medical Imaging.

We have been watching the happenings at the Denver Zoo for quite some time as they are a user of the E.I. Medical Imaging Ibex® Pro Durable Portable Ultrasound System. They use their system for many of the zoo animals and we get a chance to see it in action with a video provided by the Denver Zoo.  The ultrasound of a pregnant tamandua is the first we have seen of this species.