Update on Electronic Eartage: A good workman never blames his tools?

摘要

Responding to criticisms about eartag readability, an independent study has been conducted to look at tags, readers and the people using them. The research was funded by the Approved Livestock Identification Manufacturers' Association (ALIDMA), whichincludes the majority of UK eartag manufacturers, but was conducted completely independently by Adas, concluding in November 2012. A total of 900 tags (75 tags of 12 different tag types) were bought anonymously from seven tag suppliers. Of the 50 tags ofeach type read with a commercially available reader, and the 25 tags of each type sent to the European testing centre in Italy (JRC), 100 per cent were deemed fit for purpose at point of sale.