UA66457A - Method to tag animals - Google Patents

Abstract

A method to tag animals, according to which sealing pliers are used and which includes punching openings in an ear of an animal, placing a marked tag in the opening made and fixing thereof. Punching the openings in the ear is performed with the aid of a tag consisting of two plates, one of which contains a semi-hollow guiding joint-pin of a locking mechanism with a conical head, ánd the second a semi-hollow cylindre of the locking mechanism. In doing so the both plates of the tag are arranged on the grips of the sealing pliers one opposite the other, ánd fixing the tag on the ear is conducted together with punching an opening by a single pressing movement of the handles of the sealing pliers.

Description

Description of the invention

The invention relates to the field of animal husbandry and can be applied to industrial livestock 2 complexes, animal breeding farms, nurseries, farms and households, etc.

Visual control of animals on the basis of alphanumeric identification information printed on the tag, semi-automatic and automatic control of animals using barcodes has gained special importance today.

The process of tagging is inextricably linked with causing injury to the animal and the probability of transmission of infections 70 from one animal to another, so the main conditions for its implementation are compliance with the conditions of sterility and carrying out the process in the shortest possible time.

For this purpose, many methods of marking (or marking) animals, constructions of the equipment used in this process, and identification tags have been developed.

Yes, in a.s. Mo1531934 (MPK: AK 11/00, published in B.V. Mo48, 1989) describes the technology of marking animals, according to which the auricle is pierced with the help of a special punch placed on the movable plate of the forceps, after which the punch is moved aside, and in its place, a tag with a label is installed, aligned with the formed hole, the rod of the tag is inserted into it, and the latter is fixed by squeezing the levers of the pliers.

The disadvantage of this technology is that the piercing of the auricle of each subsequent animal is carried out with the help of the same chisel, which is associated with the probability of spreading the infection between animals. In addition, the complete marking cycle is carried out in two stages: in the first stage, the auricle is pierced, in the second stage, the tag is attached to it. Taking into account the fact that, as a rule, healthy and active animals are marked, the centering of the tag rod and the hole is quite problematic , therefore, such a "protracted" process is not only painful for the animal, but also inconvenient for the staff.

More advanced from the point of view of a loyal attitude towards animals is the marking process, in which the tag is fixed 29 (strung) on the sharp piercing rod of the forceps, and only after that the auricle is pierced (a.s. "

Mo 1148595, IPC": AO1K 11/00, published in B.V. Mo 13, 1985).

With such a technique, the animal's painful sensations are somewhat reduced, but, as in the previous case, the same punching rod fixed on the forceps is involved in the operation of piercing the hole, and, as was said above, under such conditions it is very difficult to maintain satisfactory sterility and avoiding the transmission of infection from one animal to another. In addition, the piercing rod needs periodic sharpening, which makes its operation difficult. -

The prototype of the proposed invention is a method of marking animals, in which a stigmator is used, and which includes punching holes in the auricle of the animal, placing a tag with a label in the (Se) formed hole and fixing it (Ukrainian patent Mo15121, IPC: DOK 11/00 , published in B.V. Mo3, 1997).

According to the technology described in this invention, marking is carried out in two stages with the use of two executive mechanisms - a hole puncher for creating holes and a claymator for final fixation of the tag.

A hole punch is essentially a pair of pliers with a piercing rod (punch) installed on one of its handles.

At the first stage, the ear of the animal is placed in the hole circle and a hole is punched at a fixed distance. At the second "stage, the tag is installed in the clamper, adhering to the exact centering of the tubular pin of the tag with the 2nd hole in the auricle. After that, the handles of the stamper are squeezed, and thus the tag is fixed. The tag itself is a metal (in particular, aluminum) plate bent in the shape of an earring with an anodic coating applied to it, on which indentations filled with a contrasting dye are made. These colored indentations carry some identifying information.

The disadvantages of the invention include the imperfection of the method of marking animals, which is manifested in the fact that the full cycle of marking is carried out in two stages, in addition, the same element of the working tool - a punch - is used to pierce the auricle. The consequence of the listed disadvantages is a long duration and

Me, the complexity of the process and the inconvenience of its implementation, which first of all manifests itself when centering the pierced hole and the tubular element of the tag.

The piercing element (punch) of the hole punch is blunted in the process of operation, and of course, the painful feelings about the animal increase as the end of the punch is blunted. The piercing element needs frequent sharpening,

And besides, it can be a source of transmission of infection.

The earring-like shape of the tag is ineffective and extremely uncomfortable for the animal, because, firstly, the longitudinal size of the earring is limited by its lower bracket, and in the case of marking young animals, this circumstance may have negative consequences in the long run - the bracket will hinder the growth of the ear and the animal will feel significant discomfort . Secondly, the metal tag is quite rigid, which also brings considerable inconvenience to the animal -

The P tag will prevent it from adopting a comfortable head position when the animal, for example, wants to lie down. The shape of the earring also does not exclude the case when the animal can get caught by the bracket on some object, which will lead to injury to the ear. 60 Applying identification information on the tag by making indentations followed by filling them with a contrasting dye is not very effective, because the indentations are quickly clogged with dirt, erased, and the information on the tag becomes invisible. In addition, identification information is printed on only one side of the tag, which also has certain inconveniences.

The invention is based on the task of increasing the efficiency of the method of tagging animals by punching 65 holes in their auricles with the help of a conical head of a half-empty guide pin of the tag, carrying out the marking process in one step and improving the design of the tag, which ensures safe conditions for the process, minimizes the probability of animal infection , increases the resistance of the tag and the information applied to it against wear and tear, makes it impossible to reuse the tag and increases the degree of its visualization.

The task is solved due to the fact that in the method of marking animals, in which a stigmator is used, and which includes punching holes in the animal's auricle, placing a tag with a label in the formed hole and fixing it, according to the invention, punching holes in the auricle is carried out using a tag consisting of two plates, one of which contains a half-empty guide pin of the locking mechanism with a conical head, and the second - a half-empty cylinder of the locking mechanism, and both /o plates of the tag are placed on the jaws of the clampator opposite each other, and the tag is fixed on the auricle along with punching a hole with one pressing movement of the stamper's handles. When performing the method, plates of thermoplastic material are used as tags, each of which contains identification information applied by a laser method.

The above-mentioned technical result is due to the features of the invention, which distinguish it from similar ones, /5 described according to the known technical level.

In the proposed method, a hole in the auricle of the animal is formed with the help of a piercing element (a conical head of a half-empty guide pin of the locking mechanism), which belongs to the tag, and not tongs, as is the case in the known invention. Thanks to this, favorable conditions are created for marking animals, under which the risk of their infection is reduced to a minimum, because the ear of each of them is pierced with its own, individual tag. In the known invention, the piercing element is in contact with a large number of animals. Also, the tag is installed in one movement: the animal's ears are pierced with the conical head and the conical head is fixed in the seat. This allows the process to be carried out almost instantly, does not cause irritation of the animal, significantly reduces pain and bleeding. Basically, the animal simply does not have time to react to the actions caused to it.

It should be noted that the design of the conical head of the half-empty guide pin of the lock mechanism can be made in the following variants: 1. the material of the plate, guide pin and conical head is the same; 2. the material of the conical head differs from the material of other elements of the plate; 3. the conical head is made in the form of a metal insert.

Design of a tag in the form of two plates of thermoplastic material (or a combined type with a metal one (M

With a conical head) has a number of advantages: firstly, such a tag is much more durable than a metal one, secondly, it bends easily and does not interfere with the animal even when it is lying down. In particular, the use of such tags is especially convenient for marking young animals, whose ears will increase over time. The plates of the "E" tag hang freely on both sides of the animal's ear, they can easily rotate around the axis without disturbing the animal.

Each of the tag plates together with the locking mechanism is made as one continuous part. ise)

An important advantage of the tag is that identification information is applied to it by the laser method. "at

For comparison, on well-known tags for marking, indentations are formed into which paint is rubbed, which is extremely ineffective from the point of view of the reliability of information preservation. Under the action of a laser beam, the material of the tag changes its structure, the so-called carbonization of the plastic material occurs, as a result of which the latter changes its color. Thus, the information applied to the plate is the result of a structural transformation of its material and does not require any painting. It can be destroyed only if the tag itself is destroyed. c c Applying information on both sides of the tag (that is, on two plates) makes it possible to see it even from an inconvenient angle. ;" The proposed method of marking animals is carried out using the devices shown in the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the first plate of the tag, front view;

Ge" Fig. 2 - rear view;

Fig. 3 - side view in section;

Me, Fig. 4 - rear view with identification information; Fig. 5 shows the second plate of the tag, front view;

Fig. 6 - rear view; o Fig. 7 - side view in section; "M Fig. 8 - front view with identification information;

Fig. 9 shows a stamper with tag plates placed on its jaws.

The first plate 1 (Fig. 1) contains a locking mechanism, which consists of a semi-hollow guide pin 2, ending with a conical head 3. The diameter of the hole 4 of the guide pin 2 and the length of its cavity are proportional to the diameter and length of the rod 12 of the nailer, on which the plate is attached 1. On

Identification information 5 is placed on the reverse side of plate 1.

The second plate b of the tag has a locking mechanism corresponding to the one depicted in Fig. 1, and is a half-empty cylinder 7 with an opening 8 and a seat 13. On the front part. plate 6 is marked with identification information 5.

The stamper shown in Fig. 9 contains handles 9 and 10, on the opposite jaws 14 and 15 of which the latch 11 and the rod 12 are fixed for holding the plates 1 and 6 of the tag.

The method is carried out as follows:

The semi-empty guide pin 2 of plate 1 is strung onto the rod 12 of the stamper, placed on 65 jaw 15. Plate 6 is fixed on the opposite retainer 11, placed on jaw 14. Between both plates 1 and b, the ear of the animal is placed and the handles 9 and 10 are squeezed with a sharp movement At this moment, the conical head Z of the guide pin 2 of the locking mechanism pierces the ear of the animal, pushing the fabric and passing through the hole 8 of the half-empty cylinder 7 of the locking mechanism and is fixed in the seat 13.

The elastic edge of the head Z is fixed in the seat 13 of the half-empty cylinder 7, forming a strong locking connection, after which its removal without destruction becomes impossible. After that, the handles 9 and 10 are moved in different directions and the tag, already attached to the ear, slips off the rod of the forceps.

In the ear tag assembled in this way, the conical head Z is held in the seat 13 of the half-empty cylinder 7 and can be removed only by applying a significant force. Such an effort, as a rule, leads to the separation of the head C from the guide pin 2 or to other damage to the tag. This 7/0 damage makes the tag impossible to reuse.

The proposed technology provides safe and effective tagging of animals with a tag that cannot be disconnected without destruction, and the information printed on it is virtually impossible to forge, erase or delete.

Claims (2)

19 Formula of the invention 1. A method of marking animals, in which a stigmator is used and which includes punching holes in the animal's auricle, placing a tag with a label in the formed hole and fixing it, which is characterized by the fact that punching holes in the auricle is carried out with the help of a tag consisting of two plates, one of which contains a half-empty guide pin of the locking mechanism with a conical head, and the second - a half-empty cylinder of the locking mechanism, and both plates of the tag are placed on the jaws of the stamper opposite each other, and the fixing of the tag on the auricle is carried out together with punching a hole with one pressing movement of the handles stamper 2. The method according to claim 1, which differs in that plates of thermoplastic material are used as tags, each of which contains identification information applied by a laser method. « in IF) « (Se) (Se) - and? (o) (o) sh» 1 that 60 b5