CA2261390A1

CA2261390A1 - The cattle control collar

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Publication number: CA2261390A1
Application number: CA 2261390
Authority: CA
Inventors: Tobie Boutot; James Morrell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-02-01
Filing date: 1999-02-01
Publication date: 2000-08-01

Description

The Cattle Control Collar HISTORY OF THE DEVICE
This invention was developed from many requests for its application. The inventors James F. Morrell and Tobie Boutot are Electrical Engineers (EIT) who first met at University. James came from a farming area where the practical development of this invention first arose. Tobie has an extensive electronics background. By application of both backgrounds, this invention was researched and developed as a viable choice for problem cattle on a farm.
Application of this product was primarily developed for correcting replacement heifers from nursing. Other applications include weaning calves from their dams, controlled siring of herds, and discretionary application by the consumer as required.
Prior to this invention, the only means of control were less than desirable.
The control devices that are available are mechanical and do not always correct the problem. As noted from several farmers, the animals were quite resistant to them and once the devices) were remove, the animal often resumed its former habits. In the case of controlled siring, only labor-intensive means and the use of Artificial Insemination were available. The application of electricity for a training/control device was readily accepted as an alternative by many of the farmers who were having these types of problems.
SUMMARY OF THE DEVICE
This device is comprised of three parts: A transmitter, a receiver, and a shocker. The transmitter is connected to the dam's tail. Since the transmitter is compact and light in weight, it many simply be attached by securing it to the bottom of the tail where the flare of tail hair begins by means of any durable string-type material. The addition of a small permanent ring may be required on the dam if securing the device is not easily done. A receiver is inclosed in a box along with the shocker. This box is suspended from the animal that requires training/control.
It is suspended from a nylon type collar in which several electrodes are at the opposite sides of the animal's neck. Refer to Figure 3 for more detail on the location of the devices.
The concept of the device is very basic. When the controlled animal approaches the dam to within two feet, an electric shock that is high in voltage and extremely low in amperage is applied to the nylon collar. The dam is not aware of the problem unless the controlled animal becomes resistant to the shock. In the unlikely event that this may occur, the controlled animal may attempt to nurse or breed and the dam then becomes part of the electrical shock deterrent. In such a case the dam would also act as a deterrent and react accordingly.
The following paragraph briefly describes the functioning of the device. The transmitter sends a coded message and any close receiver will receive the message. The message is decode to make sure that there is no false trigger and the strength of the signal will determine how close the animal is to the dam. If the animal is at the predetermined distance from the dam (i.e. 2 ft), a pulsed high voltage shock will be generated across the electrodes on the animal's collar. If the animal ignores the shock, the pulse's frequency and the shock strength will(can) increase. The high voltage is obtained by energizing a coil and letting its electromagnetic field collapse. The power source for the receiver is a 6 volt battery while the transmitter's power source is a 1.5 V battery. Block diagrams of the system is shown in Figure 1 and 2.
It is important to eliminate false triggering to prevent excess stress to the animal. Detecting the coded message will eliminate false triggering from ~

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