DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION

• Main Authors: BEUTLER, MICHAEL, ERNEST, SWOPE, BRETTON, MARK, IBSEN, ERIC, MALCOMB
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 09.08.2012
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; DIAGNOSIS; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SURGERY; TRAPPING

Methods and device for marking animals are disclosed. An ear tag (2) configurable for attachment to a rodent ear (6), e.g., a mouse ear, is presented, wherein the ear tag includes a color-coded image (62), an alphanumeric character string (60), a bar code (58) and/or a visual signage. The tag may in...