Animal RFID: COLT Technologies Completes First 'Live Animal' Tests of its ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... - TekVet SmartManagement(TM) (an electronic management, data tracking/collection and RFID system, including a sickness alert and animal-locating system). ...

Central to the TekVet System is the TekVet SmartSensor: a small wireless device that is attached to a cow's ear and includes a flexible thermometer, a wireless transceiver and other electronic components. The TekVet SmartSensor is attached to an animal's ear in much the same way identification tags are as used by beef producers, ranchers and dairy farmers. Formed in 2003, COLT Technologies, LLC is a privately funded Salt Lake City-based developer and manufacturer of agricultural technologies. The company focuses on the application of wireless technologies to lower production costs, increase profits and improve product safety in the livestock industry. For more information on the company, call 801-365-2222.