Knighton

This trial was based at Knighton Market in Powys, Wales and was phased in two stages. Over 2000 cattle were bolused in this project.
Phase one involved a static reader being set up at the market and linking it to a display in the market ring. Cattle were bolused prior to arrival at the market and both FDX and HDX devices were trialled. Handheld readers and Psion Workabouts were used to record these devices.

The second phase of the trial involved five farms which bolused all their cattle and used FarmWorks by Shearwell Data as a management aid. The program allowed data to be sent from the farm PC to the market software via the web. When the animals passed the reader at the market and entered the ring, information on each animal was displayed on a visual display screen. All were supplied with handheld and static readers together with Psion Workabouts to capture the data.