WO2003000045A1 - Systeme d'identification d'animaux - Google Patents

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WO2003000045A1
WO2003000045A1 PCT/NZ2002/000114 NZ0200114W WO03000045A1 WO 2003000045 A1 WO2003000045 A1 WO 2003000045A1 NZ 0200114 W NZ0200114 W NZ 0200114W WO 03000045 A1 WO03000045 A1 WO 03000045A1
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identification device
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Grant Henry Shackell
Michael Lewis Tate
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Agresearch Limited
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K11/00—Marking of animals
    • A01K11/001—Ear-tags
    • A01K11/003—Ear-tags with means for taking tissue samples, e.g. for DNA analysis

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  • This invention relates to an improved animal identification system.
  • Animal tags are well known within the field of animal husbandry, the most popular of which are ear tags.
  • These tags will generally have an individual identification number for each animal within the herd so that accurate records can be kept for each animal.
  • NZ Patent No. 225635 One improvement over the basic ear tag available was disclosed in NZ Patent No. 225635.
  • This ear tag included a detachable indicia matching section which could be used to assist in filing etc., however this detachable section contained no other information than the identification of the animal from whence it came.
  • NZ Patent No. 260739 A further improvement over the previous ear tag systems was disclosed in NZ Patent No. 260739 which disclosed an animal ear tag that contained raised projections which could be selectively removed to convey information about the animal to which it is affixed.
  • the strap is to identify when an animal has been treated with a substance that could contaminate products from the animal, e.g.: cow's milk.
  • the tabs are sequentially removed to denote the time period from which the treatment ceased, in order that it can be accurately determined as to when the products from the animal will no longer be contaminated.
  • BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • the results of a DNA test may be used to include or exclude animals from the consumer food chain because of their product quality, or public health issues associated with their products.
  • DNA of a test sample may be compared to a store of DNA samples from animals raised under a particular regime.
  • rejection of animal products from a consumer market may be based on the presence of a specific gene in an animal, for example, the Al allele of the beta- casein gene or alleles at the prion protein gene responsible for a greater degree of infectiousness of spongiform encephalopathies.
  • the correct identification of which animal a DNA sample is taken from may be critical to the designation of animals and products as “safe” or “unsafe” in a quality assurance programme that ensures the safety of consumer food products.
  • Tagging animals is a difficult operation and the mechanics of sampling at the same time as tagging can, in certain instances, make the tagging operation impractical.
  • the system is not suited to taking repeated or additional samples as in each instance another tag would have to be applied. Therefore, as stated earlier, if this removed material cannot be traced back accurately to the particular animal from which it was taken, then there may be severe consequences.
  • an animal identification device including,
  • a securing portion for securing the device to the animal
  • the securing portion and the removable section(s) have related identification information
  • the removable section is configured to receive a sample from an animal or be attached to a sample from an animal.
  • securing portion should be understood to mean the section of the animal identification device that is securely attached to the animal.
  • the securing portion will be an ear tag, however this should not be seen to be a limitation on the present invention as in other embodiments the securing portion could be a leg or tail tag, or maybe any other suitable device that can be securely fastened to an animal.
  • removable section should be understood to mean a removable portion of the animal identification device that is constructed of a weathe ⁇ roof material and is located in such a position that it cannot be easily damaged or removed by the animal to which it is attached, although it can be removed by a person (whilst leaving the securing portion intact and attached to the animal).
  • the removable section is constructed as a suitable substrate to which a sample from the animal can be attached.
  • a number of removable sections will be attached to the securing portion in such a manner that an individual removable section can be manually detached by a human when desired.
  • the sample from the animal is sandwiched between the removable section and an adhesive overlay.
  • each removable section may have a surface containing an aggressive adhesive, or the removable sections may even be constructed with a sealable pocket into which a sample can be placed prior to the pocket being sealed.
  • identification information should be understood to mean any information that contains a unique animal identification mark.
  • the identification information will be in the form of a barcode, written text, a radio frequency transponder, a combination of these, or any other means of providing a unique identifier for each animal.
  • an animal identification device including a securing portion for securing the device to an animal, and
  • the removable portion is configured to receive a sample from an animal or be attached to a sample from an animal
  • the surface of the removable section configured to receive the sample is covered to prevent exposure to contaminants.
  • an animal identification device including
  • a securing portion for securing the device to an animal
  • the removable section is configured to receive a sample from an animal, or be attached to a sample from an animal, and
  • the surface of the removable section that is configured to receive the sample is covered to prevent exposure to contaminants, characterised by the steps of
  • cover should be understood to mean any item that is, or is capable of, covering at least one face of a removable section, in order that no contaminants can come into contact with the face of the removable section.
  • the cover will be the securing portion of the animal identification device, or the cover may be part of another removable section.
  • the cover may be an item that protects an adhesive surface on the removable section portion so that the adhesive does not stick to the animal or the tag.
  • the cover can be removed and the adhesive surface used to attach the removable section of the tag to the sample or to a container in which the sample is placed.
  • the removable sections are affixed to the securing portion in a stack format so that when a removable section is removed the removable section immediately below it will become exposed so that it can be removed the next time a removable section is required. It should be understood that in other preferred embodiments of the present invention one or more removable sections can be affixed directly to the securing portion.
  • the cover may be any item capable of ensuring that at least one portion of a removable section is not exposed to contaminants until the cover is removed.
  • the present invention provides an easy means by which material removed from an animal can be readily identified. This material could also be used in the tracing of individual animals.
  • FIG 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention in use.
  • Figures 1 A, IB and 1C all show alternate views of an ear tag generally indicated by arrow 1 connected to the ear 2 of an animal.
  • the tag 1 has a securing portion 3 which acts to hold the tag 1 to the ear 2.
  • the securing portion 3 actually comes in two parts which are joined together with an applicator which causes one part to pass through the ear 2 of the animal and into the other part.
  • the securing portion 3 has an identification number (or barcode or other ID mark) printed or engraved upon it.
  • the tag 1 also has a removable portion 4.
  • the removable portion 4 also has an identification number on it which is identical to or associated with the number on the securing portion 3 in an electronic database.
  • the removable portion 4 has a sufficient surface area onto which a sample from the animal can be placed.
  • this area includes a cover which can sandwich the sample to the tag.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif d'identification d'animaux (1) comportant : (a) une partie de fixation (3) servant à fixer le dispositif sur l'animal (2), et (b) une ou plusieurs parties amovibles (4), la partie de fixation (3) et la partie amovible (4) contenant des informations d'identification connexes. Cet dispositif est caractérisé en ce que la partie amovible (4) est adaptée pour contenir un échantillon prélevé sur l'animal (2) ou pour être attachée à cet échantillon.
PCT/NZ2002/000114 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Systeme d'identification d'animaux WO2003000045A1 (fr)

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WO2005013677A1 (fr) * 2003-08-07 2005-02-17 Allflex Australia Pty Limited Ameliorations pour l'identification d'animaux

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US4694781A (en) * 1985-11-29 1987-09-22 Howe Steve R Container for attachment to animal ear tags
US6095915A (en) * 1998-02-09 2000-08-01 Destron Fearing Corporation Premise identification system
EP1060662A1 (fr) * 1999-05-07 2000-12-20 Pragmatic Network Creations ETS. Boucle d'oreille avec échantillon de tissu comme système de sécurité
WO2001087054A1 (fr) * 2000-05-05 2001-11-22 Universidad De Oviedo Dispositif de prelevement d'echantillons destines a l'identification du betail par l'adn, adaptable a une boucle auriculaire

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US4694781A (en) * 1985-11-29 1987-09-22 Howe Steve R Container for attachment to animal ear tags
US6095915A (en) * 1998-02-09 2000-08-01 Destron Fearing Corporation Premise identification system
EP1060662A1 (fr) * 1999-05-07 2000-12-20 Pragmatic Network Creations ETS. Boucle d'oreille avec échantillon de tissu comme système de sécurité
WO2001087054A1 (fr) * 2000-05-05 2001-11-22 Universidad De Oviedo Dispositif de prelevement d'echantillons destines a l'identification du betail par l'adn, adaptable a une boucle auriculaire

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2005013677A1 (fr) * 2003-08-07 2005-02-17 Allflex Australia Pty Limited Ameliorations pour l'identification d'animaux
EP1675455A1 (fr) * 2003-08-07 2006-07-05 Allflex Australia Pty Limited Ameliorations pour l'identification d'animaux
EP1675455A4 (fr) * 2003-08-07 2008-03-19 Allflex Australia Pty Ltd Ameliorations pour l'identification d'animaux
US7591091B2 (en) 2003-08-07 2009-09-22 Allflex Australia Pty. Limited Animal identification

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