A preliminary in vivo study on the potential application of e-tracking in poultry using ink printed 2D barcodes

作者：Mc Inerney Barry^*; Corkery Gerard; Ayalew Gashaw; Ward Shane; Mc Donnell Kevin

来源：Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2010, 73(2): 112-117.

DOI：10.1016/j.compag.2010.06.004

• Inkjet printing
• Readability
• Beak
• Abrasion
• Poultry identification

A preliminary study on the potential application of electronic tracking in poultry in vivo has been conducted. The experimental procedure for this study was based on previous in vitro findings (Froschle et al., 2009) as part of the same research programme. The study consisted of two phases whereby an initial experiment using inkjet printing of 10 x 10 DataMatnx barcodes onto the beaks of broiler chickens in a live commercial setting has been carried out Results demonstrated very poor percentage of readability after a short period of time. Barcodes deteriorated very rapidly and this was attributed to the physical effects on the barcodes of the actions of the chickens in a commercial environment, together with the inability of the ink to bond to the hard keratinous surface of the beak in a subsequent part of the study, a number of commercially available ink types were screened, using a predetermined abrasion t

• 出版日期2010-8