Allflex Europe

Chevillot S.a.

Jean-Jacques M Destoumieux

Bruno Teychene

Jean-Jacques Hilpert

Johan Decaluwe

Johan De Meulemeester

A female part of an animal-identifying device, which includes a cavity intended to receive a head of a male part of the animal-identifying device. The cavity includes a blocking element provided within the cavity to hold the head inside the cavity. The blocking element includes a base and at least two resilient claws extending from the base towards an entrance of the cavity. The claws are movable between several positions, including: a resting position before insertion of the head into the cavity, in which the claws are relaxed; an insertion position, in which the claws are stressed into opening; and a blocking position after insertion of the head into the cavity, enabling blocking of the head inside the cavity.

Female part of an animal-identification device comprising an element for locking the male part inside the female part

The invention pertains to a system for identifying an animal comprising a male part (), cooperating with at least one cutting element intended to cut out a sample of animal tissue, a female part () with open head having a through-channel, and a detachable device () for storing said sample, intended to be fixed to one end of said through-channel. According to the invention, the system also comprises means for closing said head that can take at least two positions, comprising an open position enabling the passage of said sample through the through-channel during a collecting operation, and an irreversible closed position by which the channel is closed in the vicinity of said one end () subsequently to the collecting operation.

Animal identification system including a male portion, female portion and removable device for storing a sample

A female part of an animal-identifying device, which includes a cavity intended to receive a head of a male part of said animal-identifying device. The cavity has a blocking element to hold the head inside the cavity. The blocking element has a base and at least two resilient claws extend from the base towards the entrance of the cavity. The claws are movable between at least two positions, one insertion position enabling the insertion of the head into the cavity and one blocking position enabling the blocking of the male head inside the cavity.

The invention relates to a tool for collecting a sample of animal tissue, for interacting with collection mechanism including at least one cutting element capable of cutting out a sample and a pushing element movable with respect to the cutting element and capable of pushing the sample into post-cutting storage area. According to the invention, such a tool includes: a mechanism for driving the cutting element (), a mechanism for driving the pushing element (), and a mechanism for reversibly coupling the drive mechanism of the cutting element with the drive mechanism of the pushing element.

Tool for collecting a sample of animal tissue

The invention relates to a device for collecting a tissue sample from an animal, comprising: a collection means having at least one cutting element () for cutting a tissue sample from the animal, and a means for storing said sample. According to the invention, the collection means also includes a push element () which can move in relation to the cutting element () in order to push the sample into the storage means after the sample has been cut with said cutting element ().

Device for collecting a tissue sample from an animal

An ear tag for marking animals includes a female portion consisting of a female head optionally borne by or formed in a first panel, a male portion consisting of a male punch optionally borne by or formed in a second panel, identifying means being borne by at least one of the male or female portions. The male punch is configured in two separable elements, one of which is housed in the female head and the other forms an organic matter sampling device during the passage of the male punch through the ear of an animal, which is moveable in an axial channel thereof and is withdrawn through the panel of the male portion after fastening the tag onto the animal's ear.

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Lesure-D'Albigeois, France

Jean-Jacques M Destoumieux