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 Middle Sadgill, Longsleddale
Middle Sadgill, Longsleddale: scanning 2009
site name:-   Middle Sadgill
locality:-   Sadgill
civil parish:-   Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   scanning
coordinates:-   NY482057
1Km square:-   NY4805
10Km square:-   NY40

MN photo:-  
Scanning sheep at Middle Sadgill, by Livestock Scanning of Highhouse Farm, Watermillock, 14 February 2009. Snow still lying in the paddock. It's a pretty quick job, 532 sheep scanned in an hour and a half. Leslie Smith operated the scanner, Simon Binloss working the sheep crate and marking.

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BQB67.jpg  Simon Binloss working the scanner crate, Leslie Smith doing the scanning; it doesn't look at all comfortable.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB68.jpg  The usual mixture of high tec equipment, practical sheep pens, and muddy boots; and warm clothing for doing a sedentary job outside on a wintery day.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB69.jpg  The ultrasonic kit; the scanner head is the silvery object on the legless plastic chair (better than sitting on the ground), the cathode ray screen of the scanner unit is under the blue hood.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB70.jpg  The scanner head, and a pink plastic armglove.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB71.jpg  Leslie Smith's view of the cathode ray screen.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB72.jpg  Image from inside the sheep's womb.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB73.jpg  Scanner unit; cathode ray tube etc.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB74.jpg  Scanner unit.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB75.jpg  A sheep with twins gets a squirt of blue.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB76.jpg  Blue pop on the rump; this ewe is carrying twins.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB77.jpg  Blue pop on the rump; this ewe is carrying twins.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB78.jpg  Spray marker:-
"MARKSMAN / NEW ULTRA INTENSE COLOUR / ..." (taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB79.jpg  A ewe getting a blue pop.
(taken 14.2.2009)  
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BQB80.jpg  and released from the scanner crate.
(taken 14.2.2009)  

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