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Ruminal Bolus

May 11th, 2010 admin No comments

The ruminal bolus is a RFID chip (FDX-B) sealed in a ceramic capsule, which is then placed in the reticulum of the animal. The RFID chip remains in position throughout the animal’s life and is almost impossible to dislodge or remove. While an ear tag has to be replaced several times during the life of a cow, the advantage of using a bolus is that it stays in the reticulum for the duration of an animal’s life. Today, this RFID solution is widely employed by farming operations throughout the world. This, combined with automation systems, such as milking machines and national databases, the bolus has helped many breeders improve the profitability of their farms.



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Comparison between Diffrent Tags

May 10th, 2010 admin No comments
Sr No. Internal (Injectable) Tags External (Ear) Tags Ruminal Bolus
1. Needs pre sterilized needles or disposable syringes for injecting. Does not need sterilization. Just needs spray of anti bacterial on the external area. Needs bolus guns, sterility may be an issue. Also need monitoring in initial days
2. No way of finding if an animal is injected or not as India has smaller holding of cattle. May need external tag just to identify the injected ones. Easily identifiable. Farmer can read the numbers for sms based/phone based information system and authentication. No way of finding if an animal is injected or not as India has smaller holding of cattle. May need external tag just to identify the injected ones.
3. Difficult to identify location No such issue Needs patient probing for ID. Not always successful in muddy, filthy animals. Needs skin contact probing for read.
4. Perfection is needed for injection as it is sub-cutaneous and not intravenous. (It should be parallel to skin and not penetrative) VOs and others already trained for ear tagging Perfection is needed for bolus administration and monitoring.
5. Difficult to remove after death for purpose of insurance Easy to cut off Difficult to remove after death for purpose of insurance
6. Permanent and non intrusive. Permanent and non intrusive. Permanent and non intrusive
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