AU4212585A - Animal identification - Google Patents
Animal identificationInfo
- Publication number
- AU4212585A AU4212585A AU42125/85A AU4212585A AU4212585A AU 4212585 A AU4212585 A AU 4212585A AU 42125/85 A AU42125/85 A AU 42125/85A AU 4212585 A AU4212585 A AU 4212585A AU 4212585 A AU4212585 A AU 4212585A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- tag
- animal
- skin
- edge
- identification
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/07—Endoradiosondes
- A61B5/076—Permanent implantations
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K11/00—Marking of animals
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K11/00—Marking of animals
- A01K11/006—Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K35/00—Marking poultry or other birds
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K61/00—Culture of aquatic animals
- A01K61/90—Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination
Description
DESCRIPTION
"Animal Identification" f>. This invention relates to a method of, and
, device for use in, the identification of animals, partic- c ularly sheep and pigs, but including domestic animals, fish and birds.
It is desirable to identify individual animals either to record such factors as milk yield, rate of weight gain or carcass weight, or simply to establish 2Q ownership. At present two approaches are used. One is to provide a visual marking such as a numbered ear tag or a brand. These are not amenable to machine reading; additionally branding is an awkward process and the brand can become obscured, and ear tags commonly •j_5 become entangled and can be torn off. The second app¬ roach is to attach a machine readable device externally to the animal, e.g. a magnetic "key" hung round a cow's neck on a plastic collar. Available devices of this kind are relatively expensive, the device is liable to 20 become entangled or damaged, and there is no safeguard against fraudulent or accidental removal or interchange. An object of the present invention is to over¬ come or mitigate these problems.
The invention accordingly provides a method 25 of providing identification of an animal, comprising inserting a tag bearing coded data between the skin and the underlying tissues of the animal.
From another aspect, the invention provides an identification tag for an animal, comprising an f 30 element of a material which is bilogically tolerated when inserted subcutaneously, the element being adapted for insertion between the skin and underlying tissue and bearing coded data readable by a reading device applied externally to the animal's skin.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a tag in accordance with the invention; and
Fig. 2 is a side view of the tag of Fig. 1.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a tag comprises a laminar piece of biologically-inert plastics material 10. The material should be stiff along its length but
10 somewhat flexible in the direction of its thickness,- mechanical characteristics similar to a conventional credit card are suitable.
Embedded within the material 10, as indicated at 12, is a machine readable coded element such as ^5 an array of magnets or a magnetised strip of ferrite- coated tape.
One short edge 14 of the tag is formed in the manner of a knife edge. The tag also carries means adapted to be invaded by body tissue for example 20 lengths of open textile felt 16, e.g. of Terylene.
In use, thetag is inserted subcutaneously in the animal so as to lie between the skin and the underlying tissue. This may suitably be done by placing the sharpened edge 14 against the skin and applying 25 a force to the opposite short edge 18, for instance by use of a spring-loaded gun. Especially in neonatal animals, the tag may be made sufficiently sharp to penetrate the skin in this way, and the entry wound will heal rapidly. The surrounding tissues will grow 30 into felt 16 or equivalent means and lock the tag in position. Preventing subcutaneous movement in this way is significant, as this reduces the likelihood of irritation and oedema.
A particularly suitable location for the tag 35 is on the animal's forehead, where the skin and subcutaneous tissues are mobile but the bone of the skull assists in guiding the tag during entry. Other
possible locations are over a rib or in the flank.
Because the tag is inserted closel under the skin, it is possible to interrogate the coded date by an external reader applied to the skin.
P, 5 Modifications of the above embodiment may be used within the scope of the invention. For some animals, particularly older animals, it may not be possible to penetrate the skin using the sharpened edge of the tag. This edge may therefore be replaced
10 or supplemented by a^separate cutting edge, for example forming part.of an insertion gun. The tissue- invadable means may be integral with the main body of the tag, for example by making the latter of a porous plastic or ceramic material. The tag may be' an active
15 rather than a passive, data carrier by including a suitable transmitter; this could be powered either by a thin battery or by including an element which cooperates with the animal's body fluids to form a battery.
Claims (1)
- 1. A method of providing identification of an animal, comprising inserting a tag bearing coded data between the skin and the underlying tissues of the animal. 2. The method of claim 1, in which the tag is inserted in a position on the animal's forehead.3. The method of claim 1 or claim 2, in which the tag is flat. . The method of claim 3, in which the tag has a sharp edge and is inserted by applying pressure along the tag to cause said^ edge to penetrate the skin.5. An identification tag for an animal, comprising a body of a material which is biologically tolerable when inserted subcutaneously, the body being adapted for insertion between the skin and underlying tissue and bearing coded data readable by a reading device applied externally to the animal's skin.6. The tag of claim 5, in which the body is substantially planar.7. The tag of claim 6, in which the body has a sharp edge for penetrating the animal's skin when said edge is placed against the skin and pressure is applied along the tag. 8. The tag of any of claims 5 to 7, including means adapted to be invaded by body tissue to anchor the tag in position.9. The tag of claim 8, in which said means comprises an open textile felt or mesh secured to the tag body.10. The tag of claim 8, in which said means comprises pores or apertures in the tag body.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8408656 | 1984-04-04 | ||
GB848408656A GB8408656D0 (en) | 1984-04-04 | 1984-04-04 | Animal identification |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU4212585A true AU4212585A (en) | 1985-11-01 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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AU42125/85A Abandoned AU4212585A (en) | 1984-04-04 | 1985-04-02 | Animal identification |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0176542A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4212585A (en) |
GB (1) | GB8408656D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1985004551A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU592740B2 (en) * | 1987-05-18 | 1990-01-18 | Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. | Animal identification |
Families Citing this family (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4787384A (en) * | 1986-10-06 | 1988-11-29 | Bio Medic Data System, Inc. | Animal marker implanting system |
NL8701027A (en) * | 1987-04-29 | 1988-11-16 | B J Leferink | METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING CATTLE FOR CATTLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION. |
NL8802481A (en) * | 1988-10-10 | 1990-05-01 | Texas Instruments Holland | TRANSPONDER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME |
FR2647635B1 (en) * | 1989-06-06 | 1992-02-14 | Simeon Nestor | SELECTOR FOR FISH, CRAYFISH AND OTHER AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS |
NL9000974A (en) * | 1990-02-15 | 1991-09-02 | Nedap Nv | METHOD FOR MAKING ANIMALS RECOGNIZABLE BY AN ELECTRONIC CODE CARRIER IN A SPECIAL PLACE, INCLUDING DETECTION SYSTEMS DESIGNED THEREOF. |
GB2246500A (en) * | 1990-07-28 | 1992-02-05 | Roberts Jones Delwyn | Livestock tagging |
SE9103660L (en) * | 1991-12-11 | 1993-06-07 | Ragnar Winberg | MARKING MARKET FOR MARKING ANIMALS |
DE19703027A1 (en) * | 1997-01-28 | 1998-07-30 | Eska Kunststofftechnik Gmbh & | Identification system for slaughter cattle |
EP1228686A1 (en) * | 2000-12-27 | 2002-08-07 | Datamars SA | Implantable identification marker |
US20100069763A1 (en) * | 2008-09-16 | 2010-03-18 | Assaf Govari | Intravascular pressure sensor |
FR2950787B1 (en) * | 2009-10-05 | 2011-12-02 | Thierry Municchi | JEWELRY TO IMPLANTE UNDER THE SKIN THAT LEAVE ONLY ONE VISIBLE END |
Family Cites Families (5)
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US3205602A (en) * | 1962-11-05 | 1965-09-14 | Raymond K Trinkle | Animal marking device and method of applying same |
US3952438A (en) * | 1971-07-06 | 1976-04-27 | Herman Miller, Inc. | Animal marking apparatus |
US4011861A (en) * | 1974-04-03 | 1977-03-15 | Case Western Reserve University | Implantable electric terminal for organic tissue |
FR2297565A1 (en) * | 1975-01-17 | 1976-08-13 | Chevillot Sarl | Gun for earmarking cattle - has earmarking tag inserted by slide block and trochar with lever handle |
US4333072A (en) * | 1979-08-06 | 1982-06-01 | International Identification Incorporated | Identification device |
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1984
- 1984-04-04 GB GB848408656A patent/GB8408656D0/en active Pending
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1985
- 1985-04-02 EP EP85901515A patent/EP0176542A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1985-04-02 AU AU42125/85A patent/AU4212585A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1985-04-02 WO PCT/GB1985/000144 patent/WO1985004551A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU592740B2 (en) * | 1987-05-18 | 1990-01-18 | Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. | Animal identification |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0176542A1 (en) | 1986-04-09 |
GB8408656D0 (en) | 1984-05-16 |
WO1985004551A1 (en) | 1985-10-24 |
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