Digital Angel Corporation is to introduce its patented ''Bio-Thermo'' temperature-sensing, implantable RFID chip and identity system to international poultry/bird markets with an initial geographic emphasis in Asia - with a view to helping poultry breeders spot early signs of disease such as Avian Flu.

     Digital Angel Corporation is to introduce its patented ''Bio-Thermo'' temperature-sensing, implantable RFID chip and identity system to international poultry/bird markets with an initial geographic emphasis in Asia - with a view to helping poultry breeders spot early signs of disease such as Avian Flu.

     The identity system includes the Bio-Thermo chips and related ID and temperature-sensing RFID scanners that aim to provide early identification of temperature increases in individual birds, which may in turn help with the identification and control of outbreaks of avian diseases. 116.30.142.201 This article is copyright 2005 UsingRFID.com.

New market
     Until now the company has focused its implantable RFID temperature sensing system on the pets and horses (although it is currently in testing phases for other livestock such as cattle and swine). According to Kevin McGrath, president and CEO for Digital Angel, "As disease and bio-terrorism threaten the global food chain and the health of humans and livestock, we have targeted new applications in this area. Our microchips have already been used in avian identification applications."

Willing to join forces
      McGrath added that, just as the company made its identification products available to US Gulf Coast communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he believes that this technology should also be made available to threatened countries and researchers working to control the spread of Avian Flu. Indeed, the company has already 200,000 Bio-Thermo chips made for this application (and for companion pet applications), the is immediately prepared to work with research institutions and government bodies on research to help control Avian Flu.

Less destruction
     The detection of elevated temperatures in avian populations represents a new application of the company''s technology, and a natural extension of RFID''s use in agricultural safety procedures. Because early detection of temperature increases could be important in identifying and controlling disease outbreaks, such monitoring could help farmers avoid the complete destruction of their stock by identifying, quarantining and monitoring suspected cases at an individual or battery level.

 

 

 

 

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