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7. Transmitter and animal management
All menus for management of the list of all transmitters and the calves registered at the feeder
can be found via > Animal management.
7.1 Managing the transmitters
7.1.1 Basics
7.1.1.1 Identification process at the station
1 Antenna
2 Collar transmitter
3 Earmark transmitter
For identification purposes, each calf wears a collar with a transmitter or an earmark with a
transmitter. The transmitter has a multi-digit number, which is also usually stamped into the
transmitter housing. This transmitter number is sent from the transmitter to the antenna, which
is part of the feeding box.
Note: Calves without collars should never be in the bay. They could push other animals out of
the way and steal remaining amounts of feed.
Connection of transmitters and animal numbers
The multi-digit transmitter number is not well suited for the rapid location of individual calves.
For this reason, a calf is issued an animal number along with the transmitter number. The animal
wears this animal number on an easily readable collar, or the animal number is put on the ear-
mark where it can be easily read. Up to 250 different animal numbers of up to six digits can be
assigned to the calves.
7.1.2 Creating transmitter numbers
When the feeder is being commissioned, existing transmitters have to be created once in the
system. When you do this, each transmitter number is assigned one animal number of no more
than six digits. These animal numbers are then available and can be used to register the calves.
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