Tracking bolus Mk3

cattletemperaturerumen pH

The eBolus Designed for Research We are updating the design of the bolus to give longer radio range and continuously available data through the farm network. The eBolus is a wireless telemetric device swallowed by the cow that provides continuous and accurate measurements of pH, temperature and reduction potential inside the reticulum. It records data at 1 minute intervals and saves averages every 15 minutes to provide 96 readings per day. This data is stored on the bolus and is continually transferred to a base station from which it can be downloaded. As long as the animal stays within range of the base station (about 200m) there will be a continuous record of rumen pH throughout an experimental period. The development is still a work in progress and we anticipate supplying this product from October 2020 (subject to government restrictions regarding the Covid-10 pandemic which may affect our build and test program.) We call this bolus the Mk3 replacing the Mk2 product with its resin moulded construction. Mk3 eBolus Features •Greater radio range •Portable fixed base stations continually downloading data •reduced size of bolus •data accessible to office desks via the local area network. •Potential multi-sensor The Mk3 is a product in development but with our fifteen years expérience of designing and making pH telemetry boluses for research scientists around the world we are fairly confident in our ability to meet a demanding spécification for research scientists.