Dr. Dan Ryan - ScanInsights

27/04/2026

Pat Whyte uses ScanInsights AI technology daily across dairy herds. He completed our Foundation Training Programme under Dr. Dan Ryan.

This week, Pat went into a farm to AI cows.

The farm has a heat detection system. It had been flagging a cow as cycling every 21 days. She'd also been scanned not in calf at the end of last year by a different operator.

Everything said: empty cow, ready to breed.

But when Pat scanned her using ScanInsights AI - the calf was right there.

She was well in calf. The previous scan missed it. The heat detection system couldn't see it. And she was about to be inseminated on top of an existing pregnancy.

ScanInsights AI didn't just catch the pregnancy - it estimated the calf's age in days using our AI ageing model. Pat and the farmer had an accurate calving date within seconds for a cow everyone had given up on.

This is why heat detection on its own is not enough:

🔹 Heat detection tells you what the cow is doing on the outside
🔹 ScanInsights AI tells you what's happening inside - pregnancy, fetal age, cycle stage

They work together. But one doesn't replace the other.

If you're relying solely on collars or tags to manage your breeding programme - this story is worth thinking about.

🎧 Hear Pat tell the full story in his own words - on our Insights page.

https://www.scaninsights.org/insight-post.html?id=pat-whyte-heat-detection-missed-pregnancy

🐄 Scan Smarter. Breed Better.

20/04/2026

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08/04/2026

AI-Powered Cattle Ultrasound Scanning Technology - Real-Time Intelligence for Modern Dairy & Beef Farms

What if your ultrasound scanner could think? ScanInsights is AI-powered cattle ultrasound technology that delivers real-time pregnancy detection, fetal aging and cycle stage classification instantly, while you scan. Trained on over 2.5+ million scans and built on 40+ years of bovine reproductive expertise from Dr. Dan Ryan.

🔬 FOR VETS & SCANNING TECHNICIANS
AI never fatigues. From cow 1 to cow 200, every scan gets the same precise, objective analysis. Real-time cycle stage classification. Accurate embryo aging. Instant pregnancy confirmation. Consistent detection you can stand behind - every scan, every time. Your expertise amplified by artificial intelligence trained on the largest bovine ultrasound dataset in the industry. Scan more cows in less time, with greater accuracy and zero subjectivity.

🐄 FOR DAIRY & BEEF FARMERS
Stop losing money on methods that leave you guessing and avail of high cull cow prices. Collar-based heat detection can miss 20-30% of cycling cows. Milk-based pregnancy testing can return inconclusive or false positive results - and you wait days for lab results while empty cows stay unbred at €3.20+ per cow per day.

ScanInsights gives you answers in real-time, right at the cow:
✅ Instant pregnancy confirmation - no waiting for labs
✅ Accurate fetal aging - precise calving and dry-off date planning
✅ Cycle stage detection - know exactly when to breed
✅ Professional reports - clear, visual, straight to your phone
✅ Reduced empty days - stop the silent profit drain
✅ Tighter calving intervals - improved herd profitability

Take control of your herd. Make every cycle count. Make every scan smarter.

🏆 AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Start-Up Innovator of the Year - Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena 2025
📊 2.5+ million scans analysed | 40+ years bovine reproductive expertise

🔗 LEARN MORE
🌐 Website: https://www.scaninsights.org
📱 App Page: https://www.scaninsights.org/scaninsights-app
💰 ROI Calculator: https://www.scaninsights.org/roi-calculator
📞 Contact Us: https://www.scaninsights.org/contact

▶️ Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/xGljgKpv5Zk

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30/03/2026

Dr. Dan Ryan presented at smaXtec Farm Days 2026 events in Co. Laois and Co. Limerick, sharing how ScanInsights AI is revolutionising cattle reproductive management and research from over 521,393 scan records proving that ultrasound scanning is an early warning system - not just pregnancy confirmation.

37.7% of cows have a detectable reproductive problem at first scan. Nearly 4 in 10. Without scanning, you would never know.

Five distinct conditions identified - from €43 to €185 extra cost per cow per year. With scanning, you know which is which and can target your intervention. Without scanning, you are guessing.

ScanInsights AI-assisted scanning adds 98%+ pregnancy ageing and 95%+ cycle stage classification in real-time - consistent, objective results at the cow in 30 seconds.

Thank you to everyone who attended, asked questions, and came to see the technology up close.

Watch the full interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmb9E9iyb50&t=7s
Read the full blog post:
https://www.scaninsights.org/insight-post.html?id=farm-days-2026-ultrasound-early-warning-system

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19/03/2026

How many calves is your suckler herd actually producing?

According to Teagasc research, the national average is just 81 weanlings for every 100 cows. That means nearly 1 in 5 cows is costing you money without producing a calf.

Those empty cows still need:
🔹 Silage all winter
🔹 Shed space
🔹 Dosing and management
🔹 Your time

And they give nothing back.

The fix? Ai-assisted scanning. With ScanInsights AI, it tells you:

✅ Which cows are in calf and which are empty
✅ When each cow is due to calve
✅ Exactly where each cow is in her cycle - in heat, coming on heat, been on heat or mid-cycle

Identifying empty cows early means you can sell them while cull cow prices are strong - instead of feeding them through the winter for nothing.

The target is less than 5% empty. If your herd is above that, there's a fertility problem worth investigating now, not next year.

Read the full article 👉 https://www.scaninsights.org/insight-post.html?id=suckler-herd-reproductive-performance-scanning

🐄 Scan Smarter. Breed Better.

17/03/2026

03/03/2026

We're excited to share that Dr. Dan Ryan, has been invited to present at the smaXtec Farm Days this March!

Dr. Dan will be sharing his 40+ years of experience in bovine reproductive management and how ScanInsights' AI-powered ultrasound technology - with 2.5 million+ scans and 95%+ accuracy - is helping farmers and vets across Ireland and the UK make smarter breeding decisions.

Two free on-farm events coming up:

Tuesday, March 24th
Knockamullin Farm, Ballacolla, Co. Laois (R32 CX29)
Registration from 11:30 AM | Dr. Dan Ryan on at 12:00 PM

Thursday, March 26th
Richard Hickey Farm, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick (V94 A5RW)
Registration from 11:30 AM | Dr. Dan Ryan on at 12:30 PM

Free to attend - whether you're a dairy farmer, beef farmer, or vet, come along and learn about the latest in reproductive management, ScanInsights AI-powered ultrasound technology and smaXtec smart cattle monitoring.

Drop us a message or visit www.scaninsights.org/contact to let us know you're coming!

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06/02/2026

Are you confident your pregnancy results are accurate?

A study of 413 cows compared milk testing vs ultrasound scanning:

🔴 Milk testing missed 19 empty cows (called them pregnant)
🔴 2 of those had embryo loss - undetectable by milk testing
🔴 3.6% came back "inconclusive"

🟢 Ultrasound: 100% definitive results

Plus ultrasound tells you foetal age, s*x, twins, and pregnancy loss - milk testing can't.

Every missed empty cow is money walking out the gate.

📄 Full research: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10172.71043

06/02/2026

"How can you see the leg on the television?"

A farmer asked this in 1995 when told his lame cow wasn't cycling. The answer shaped 30 years of research.

We couldn't see the leg - but we could see its effect on the reproductive tract.

New research on 70,000+ animals proves it: cows classified as "Optimal" based on ultrasound assessment achieve pregnancy 17 days faster with 4x more predictable outcomes.

📄 Full research: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11850.43202

05/02/2026

A cow emits methane every day - whether she's producing milk or standing empty. Same emissions. Zero output.

Every missed heat means another 21 days of emissions with nothing to show for it. The problem isn't effort - it's visibility.
ScanInsights gives you real-time cycle detection and pregnancy confirmation so no breeding decision comes a day too late.

Every empty day is an emissions day.

Better fertility. Lower emissions.
Scan Smarter. Breed Better. 🌱🐄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Mm63R3SFU

A cow emits methane every single day — whether she's producing milk or standing empty. Same emissions. Zero output. The carbon intensity of every litre climb...