3.3 Placing the Ear Sensor
Disinfect the ear of the animal, before applying the ear tag and ear sensor to
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prevent infection. Use alcohol or chloric hexedine. Disinfection wipes (as used with
dry-off) can be used as well.
Place the ear sensor in the ear. When you look at the ear, the ear sensor needs to
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be placed between the two cartilages and at 1/2 to 1/3, towards the head of the
cow (see illustration above). This is the thicker part of the ear.
4 Make sure the ear sensor is always placed at the correct position in the ear. Choose
the ear with the most space without other ear tags interfering, and do not attach
the ear sensor at the same side as the moving part of the headlock.
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Make sure that the correct ear sensor is linked to the correct cow. You can easily
link the ear sensors to the cows by using the CowManager mobile app.
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