WO1995014375A1 - Animal label - Google Patents

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WO1995014375A1
WO1995014375A1 PCT/GB1994/002521 GB9402521W WO9514375A1 WO 1995014375 A1 WO1995014375 A1 WO 1995014375A1 GB 9402521 W GB9402521 W GB 9402521W WO 9514375 A1 WO9514375 A1 WO 9514375A1
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Ernest Fergus Logan
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Priority to DE69408479T priority patent/DE69408479T2/en
Priority to EP95900862A priority patent/EP0730401B1/en
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions

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  • the object of the present invention is to enable the ready identification of a cow whose milk should not be sold.
  • a label comprises a strap having at its ends fastening means for securing the ends together with the strap tightly encircling the tail or leg of a cow, the strap having attached to its edge(s) a plurality of tear off tabs.
  • the label In use, at the beginning of antibiotic treatment, the label is attached to the cow's tail or lower leg. While it remains attached, it provides an immediate identification that her milk should be poured to waste, or otherwise kept separate from the herd's supply. For this reason the label is preferable brightly coloured, for example a fluorescent colour.
  • the purpose of the tear off tabs is so that one may be torn off at each milking thereby giving a clear indication of the length of time since the treatment commenced, or finished.
  • the number of tabs will be such that the last tab is removed when the withdrawal period for the antibiotic in the udder will have been completed.
  • the length of the withdrawal period varies in dependence upon the particular antibiotic, but is rarely longer than four days, that is to ' say eight milkings.
  • the label may be used in such a way that a first tab is removed when the antibiotic treatment has been completed, and the remaining tabs removed at each subsequent milking.
  • the first tab may be of different shape to the other tabs and all, or most, e.g. all but the first tab, may be consecutively numbered so as to be removed in turn. When all the tabs have been torn off, the strap may be removed, thereby indicating that its milk may once more be sold.
  • the label is an integral stamping from a thin flexible sheet of plastics material at least one surface of which is brightly coloured.
  • the label could be formed by injection moulding.
  • the label consists of an elongate strap having at one end a narrow pointed portion 11 and at the other end a wider portion 12, being at least one inch wide.
  • the narrow portion is provided at its edges with sawtooth projections 13 and the portion 12 is provided with a slot 14.
  • To attach the strap to a cow's tail or leg the strap is wrapped around the tail or leg and the free end of the narrow portion 11 and at least some of teeth 13 are pulled through the slot 14 in the manner of a buckle, the teeth preventing subsequent accidental withdrawal.
  • first T-shaped tab 15 Projecting from one side of the portion 12 is a first T-shaped tab 15 and four dove tail-shaped tabs 16. Similar tabs 16 project from the other edge of the portion 12. The tabs 16 are consecutively numbered 1 to 8. All the tabs can be readily torn off with a finger and thumb, one by one, from the portion 12.
  • the T-shaped tab 15 is intended to be torn off when antibiotic treatment has been concluded, and the tabs 16 one by one at each subsequent milking.

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Abstract

A label, for identifying a cow whose milk should not be sold, comprising a strap having at its ends fastening means for securing the ends together with the strap tightly encircling the tail or leg of a cow, the strap having attached to its edge(s) a plurality of tear off tabs (16).

Description

ANIMAL LABEL
When a sick cow is treated with an antibiotic, her milk should not be used until the antibiotic has cleared from her system, and this may take up to four days following termination of the treatment. However, antibiotic contamination of a farmer's milk supply can occur accidently, either because the farmer does not keep adequate records, or because the treated cow is poorly identified and the person milking the cow is unaware that she has been treated and pours her milk into that from the rest of the herd.
The object of the present invention is to enable the ready identification of a cow whose milk should not be sold.
In accordance with the present invention, a label comprises a strap having at its ends fastening means for securing the ends together with the strap tightly encircling the tail or leg of a cow, the strap having attached to its edge(s) a plurality of tear off tabs.
In use, at the beginning of antibiotic treatment, the label is attached to the cow's tail or lower leg. While it remains attached, it provides an immediate identification that her milk should be poured to waste, or otherwise kept separate from the herd's supply. For this reason the label is preferable brightly coloured, for example a fluorescent colour.
The purpose of the tear off tabs is so that one may be torn off at each milking thereby giving a clear indication of the length of time since the treatment commenced, or finished. The number of tabs will be such that the last tab is removed when the withdrawal period for the antibiotic in the udder will have been completed. The length of the withdrawal period varies in dependence upon the particular antibiotic, but is rarely longer than four days, that is to' say eight milkings. In order to avoid an excessive number of tabs which would be necessary if one were to be removed at each milking during the antibiotic treatment, and during the withdrawal period, the label may be used in such a way that a first tab is removed when the antibiotic treatment has been completed, and the remaining tabs removed at each subsequent milking. The first tab may be of different shape to the other tabs and all, or most, e.g. all but the first tab, may be consecutively numbered so as to be removed in turn. When all the tabs have been torn off, the strap may be removed, thereby indicating that its milk may once more be sold.
An example of a label constructed in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in plan in the accompanying drawing.
In this case the label is an integral stamping from a thin flexible sheet of plastics material at least one surface of which is brightly coloured. However, the label could be formed by injection moulding. The label consists of an elongate strap having at one end a narrow pointed portion 11 and at the other end a wider portion 12, being at least one inch wide. The narrow portion is provided at its edges with sawtooth projections 13 and the portion 12 is provided with a slot 14. To attach the strap to a cow's tail or leg the strap is wrapped around the tail or leg and the free end of the narrow portion 11 and at least some of teeth 13 are pulled through the slot 14 in the manner of a buckle, the teeth preventing subsequent accidental withdrawal.
Projecting from one side of the portion 12 is a first T-shaped tab 15 and four dove tail-shaped tabs 16. Similar tabs 16 project from the other edge of the portion 12. The tabs 16 are consecutively numbered 1 to 8. All the tabs can be readily torn off with a finger and thumb, one by one, from the portion 12.
The T-shaped tab 15 is intended to be torn off when antibiotic treatment has been concluded, and the tabs 16 one by one at each subsequent milking.

Claims

1. A label, for identifying a cow whose milk should not be sold, comprising a strap having at its ends fastening means for securing the ends together with the strap tightly encircling the tail or leg of a cow, the strap having attached to its edge(s) a plurality of tear off tabs.
2. A label according to claim 1, wherein one tab is of different shape to the other tabs.
3. A label according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein at least most of the tabs are consecutively numbered.
4. A label according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the label is brightly coloured.
5. A label according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the label is fluorescent.
6. A label according to any one of the preceding claims, which is formed of sheet material.
7. A label according to claim 6, which is formed by stamping.
8. A label according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is formed by injection moulding.
PCT/GB1994/002521 1993-11-25 1994-11-16 Animal label Ceased WO1995014375A1 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DK95900862T DK0730401T3 (en) 1993-11-25 1994-11-16 Animal label
AU10317/95A AU1031795A (en) 1993-11-25 1994-11-16 Animal label
DE69408479T DE69408479T2 (en) 1993-11-25 1994-11-16 BRAND FOR ANIMALS
EP95900862A EP0730401B1 (en) 1993-11-25 1994-11-16 Animal label
GR980400712T GR3026528T3 (en) 1993-11-25 1998-04-03 Animal label

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GB939324275A GB9324275D0 (en) 1993-11-25 1993-11-25 Animal label
GB9324275.8 1993-11-25

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AU (1) AU1031795A (en)
CA (1) CA2169156A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69408479T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0730401T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2113725T3 (en)
GB (1) GB9324275D0 (en)
GR (1) GR3026528T3 (en)
NZ (1) NZ276156A (en)
WO (1) WO1995014375A1 (en)

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FR2736798A1 (en) * 1995-07-18 1997-01-24 Sarl Koro Marketing Bracelet for marking animals, e.g. cows, horses, etc. - is formed from lightweight felt material, with loop at one end and length of material composed of series of small hook and loop material at other end
FR2737329A1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-01-31 Serieys Francis Identification marker for livestock undergoing veterinary treatment - is made in form of label attaching to tail or rear leg, with detachable elements indicating nature for each stage of treatment and being removed by tearing along perforated line
FR2737330A1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-01-31 Serieys Francis DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING LIVESTOCK ANIMALS SUBJECT TO VETERINARY TREATMENT, GUIDING THE APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS AND MONITORING THE END OF WITHDRAWAL PERIODS
GB2342752A (en) * 1998-09-12 2000-04-19 John Drummond Indicating tag to show the number of uses a piece of apparatus has undergone
EP1538466A1 (en) * 2003-12-04 2005-06-08 Carfed S.A. Luminescent element for identifying persons, articles and domestic animals in poor illumination conditions
WO2010029264A1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2010-03-18 Genia Device providing traceability for product administration operations, and corresponding identification tag

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US3650058A (en) * 1969-08-20 1972-03-21 Ver Volkseigener Betriebe Tien Identification and information tag for farm animals especially cattle
US4352253A (en) * 1981-03-13 1982-10-05 Oswalt William L Livestock identification system
US4499680A (en) * 1982-01-29 1985-02-19 Coburn James A Identification band
EP0190392A1 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-08-13 Biwi S.A. Tag for game
FR2635437A1 (en) * 1988-08-19 1990-02-23 Biwi Sa Identification marker for poultry or livestock
GB2248540A (en) * 1990-09-26 1992-04-15 Andrew Alexander Semple Halley Animal husbandry system

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US3650058A (en) * 1969-08-20 1972-03-21 Ver Volkseigener Betriebe Tien Identification and information tag for farm animals especially cattle
US4352253A (en) * 1981-03-13 1982-10-05 Oswalt William L Livestock identification system
US4499680A (en) * 1982-01-29 1985-02-19 Coburn James A Identification band
EP0190392A1 (en) * 1985-02-06 1986-08-13 Biwi S.A. Tag for game
FR2635437A1 (en) * 1988-08-19 1990-02-23 Biwi Sa Identification marker for poultry or livestock
GB2248540A (en) * 1990-09-26 1992-04-15 Andrew Alexander Semple Halley Animal husbandry system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2736798A1 (en) * 1995-07-18 1997-01-24 Sarl Koro Marketing Bracelet for marking animals, e.g. cows, horses, etc. - is formed from lightweight felt material, with loop at one end and length of material composed of series of small hook and loop material at other end
FR2737329A1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-01-31 Serieys Francis Identification marker for livestock undergoing veterinary treatment - is made in form of label attaching to tail or rear leg, with detachable elements indicating nature for each stage of treatment and being removed by tearing along perforated line
FR2737330A1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-01-31 Serieys Francis DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING LIVESTOCK ANIMALS SUBJECT TO VETERINARY TREATMENT, GUIDING THE APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS AND MONITORING THE END OF WITHDRAWAL PERIODS
WO1997004644A1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-02-13 Francis Serieys Device for identifying livestock undergoing veterinary treatment
GB2342752A (en) * 1998-09-12 2000-04-19 John Drummond Indicating tag to show the number of uses a piece of apparatus has undergone
GB2342752B (en) * 1998-09-12 2002-12-04 John Drummond Sterilisation cycle indicator tag
EP1538466A1 (en) * 2003-12-04 2005-06-08 Carfed S.A. Luminescent element for identifying persons, articles and domestic animals in poor illumination conditions
WO2010029264A1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2010-03-18 Genia Device providing traceability for product administration operations, and corresponding identification tag
FR2936082A1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2010-03-19 Genia DEVICE FOR TRACEABILITY OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS AND CORRESPONDING IDENTIFICATION LOOP

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DE69408479D1 (en) 1998-03-12
DE69408479T2 (en) 1998-08-27
ES2113725T3 (en) 1998-05-01
NZ276156A (en) 1997-02-24
EP0730401B1 (en) 1998-02-04
ATE162929T1 (en) 1998-02-15
EP0730401A1 (en) 1996-09-11
GR3026528T3 (en) 1998-07-31
AU1031795A (en) 1995-06-13
GB9324275D0 (en) 1994-01-12
DK0730401T3 (en) 1998-09-23
CA2169156A1 (en) 1995-06-01

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