RFID Products For Veterinary Use

Microchip tags, using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) are now widely used to provide pet owners with peace
of mind and to help farmers provide the traceability of livestock needed to promote public confidence in food
safety. RFID tags also provide a means to identify laboratory animals, simplifying the collection of experimental
data. Tagging has proved its value in helping to track and trace both domestic and farm animals. Soon EU
Legislation will require all equines to be tagged.
CoreRFID specialises in supplying the technology needed for animal tagging and checking; offering tags, injectors,
and readers.
CoreRFID are specialists in RFID with over 12 years experience in tagging and tracing systems. As a long standing
member of the BSAVA’s Microchip Advisory Group (MAG), CoreRFID keeps in touch with the latest developments
in the needs of veterinary practices and uses this knowledge to ensure that our products are compatible with
relevant standards and legislation as well as with companion
animal repatriation services such as PetLog.

Injectable Animal Tags

CoreRFID provides injectable animal tags that conform to the ISO
11784/5 standard for animal tags. These 12mm long “grain of rice” tags,
pre-encoded with unique identity numbers, come in boxes containing a
reusable injector, 12 sterile one-time needles and tags each with six self
adhesive barcode strips with the same number. This allows for tags and
accompanying documentation to be linked one to another.
ISO 11784/5 is the standard used for companion animal repatriation
systems based on RFID animal tagging (such as PetLog) and for
identification of animals for DEFRA’s PETS (Pets Travel Scheme). PETS
depends on a Pet Passport which uses an RFID chip to allow animals to
travel between those countries subscribing to the scheme.
The self adhesive barcoded strips provided with our ISO compatible tags ISO compliant tags from CoreRFID come
are designed to be used in conjunction with the DEFRA Passport Control ready to use with labels, and injector in
Sheet so that a passport number can be uniquely linked to a specific sterile packing.
chip and thus a specific animal.
These tags are also available in a non-ISO version (EM4102) for research animal use and for use in wildlife tracking or similar
scientific use.

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Other Animal Tags
As well as providing tags for companion animals, CoreRFID is able to supply a wide range of other animal tagging products.
These include lightweight leg ring tags for poultry and other birds and various heavy duty tags for agricultural animals as an
alternative to barcoded tags for cattle, sheep and other farm animals. CoreRFID can also create custom tags if needed.

Animal Tag Readers

Over 3.5 millions in the UK have had an RFID chip implanted. Any animal
ought to be checked for an RFID chip when it comes into a practice for the
first time, in line with the guidance provided by the BSAVA and the RCVS.
Not all RFID readers are suitable
for use with animal tags or in the
environment of a veterinary
surgery. CoreRFID offers several
readers suitable for use in this
area.
Most popular is the RT100 reader
which can be easily used with
animals and gives good results,
reading tags up to a distance of 5
to 8cm so that the reader only
needs to be held near to the tag
The CoreRFID RT100 is a high injection site.
performance, reliable, pet tag
For higher performance with a
reader. The RT100 can hold details greater storage capacity and
of up to 1000 tags. greater read range CoreRFID
offers the H5 reader with read
capability of up to 25cm and the ability to store the details of 2000 tags.
For other applications it may be convenient to have an RFID reader which
can be fitted into the CF slot of a handheld computer or PDA. CoreRFID
provides the CF117 reader for this. The CF117 offers a similar performance
to the RT100, reading both ISO and EM4102 cards but loads its data directly
into the handheld computer or PDA. And, for those James Herriot moments,
CoreRFID also offers ruggedized PDA’s such as the PSION Workabout with
integrated RFID readers.
Why Work With CoreRFID?
CoreRFID are specialists in RFID
technology. Here’s why you should work
with us for animal tagging and other
veterinary RFID needs:
• Years of experience in RFID for
animal tagging which allows us to
source the right products for your
needs.
• As a member of the BSAVA’s MAG,
we work with veterinary practices,
reunification service operators and
animal charities.
• We operate the BSAVA’s Code of
Conduct for RFID tag suppliers.
• We have knowledgeable order desk
staff that understand the needs of
veterinary practices.
• We are able to work with practices
on new uses of RFID including
equine tagging.
• We supply practices directly and
also work with other veterinary
product suppliers.
• CoreRFID is an international supplier

Other RFID Solutions

Although animal tagging is by far the most common use for RFID within the veterinary community, it also has other
applications. Contact us to discuss how RFID could be use to improve the management of assets in your practice, manage
stocks or control access to hospital areas for example.

About CoreRFID
Contact us at:
CoreRFID Ltd. Dallam Court, Dallam Lane, Warrington, U.K. WA2 7LT
T: +44 (0) 845 071 0985 F: +44 (0) 845 071 0989 W: www.corerfid.com E: info@corerfid.com

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