Advanced ID Corp., Comments on the Latest Case of Mad Cow and UHF/RFID Traceability Of Livestock.CALGARY, Alberta -- Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AIDO AIDO Associazione Italiana Donatori Organi (Organ Donors Italian Association) ) Scientists, universities, State and Federal Governments, along with industry, associations, and research related companies are working feverishly to optimize the ability to track and identify all livestock. All are working diligently to reduce threats to the nation's food supply from BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE). and other dangers. Companies like Advanced ID are launching new products that can help to improve the traceability of livestock. Nevertheless, there are still isolated cases of BSE / Mad Cow that have occurred, like the most recent reported on March 13, 2006 in Alabama. In 2004, after nearly three years of development, Advanced ID Corporation began commercializing its ultra high frequency See UHF. (UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. ) DataTRAC(TM) tags, readers, and trace-back management solutions. Advanced ID Corporation products provide reliable and cost effective solutions for identification and trace back of livestock throughout the live animal supply chain. The Advanced ID DataTRAC(TM) identification system has worked well in multiple tests at both Colorado's and New York's Departments of Agriculture and also in ongoing studies at Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. . According to Scott Leach, of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, "Ultra high frequency tags provide increased readability in a study of captive elk, compared to low frequency identification. Cervid cervid a member of the family Cervidae, deer, elk, reindeer, moose, wapiti, muntjacs and sikas. tracking is more rigorous in Colorado than in some other states because of a state mandate requiring ranchers to test dead elk and fallow deer fallow deer a small, 150 lb, fawn deer with white spots and a white spot bordered with black on each buttock. Called also Dama dama. for CWD CWD chronic wasting disease. , or chronic wasting disease Noun 1. chronic wasting disease - a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings . CWD is part of a group of ailments known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which includes mad cow disease mad cow disease: see prion. mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g. . We conducted pilot tests on elk with several different low frequency identification methods, but we found that the readability with the low frequency was not practical. We wanted to maximize the readability of the tags to protect the animal and benefit the rancher. The initial goal was to test whether UHF tags and readers would have a longer read range than the previously piloted low-frequency system. They did, it was a matter of feet, rather than inches." DataTRAC(TM) provides superior performance according to our studies and a published report entitled "RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. for Food Animal Identification in North America" by AIM Global, the trade association recognized as the worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility. According to Dan Finch, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Advanced ID, "Our product is currently being launched in North America and not only does it provide greater ease of use and readability but also costs less than current market pricing for Low Frequency RFID tags. We are certain that our product can help to provide timely trace-back of origin in the case of a BSE / Mad Cow outbreak and do so at a lesser cost to ranchers and industry. The cost per DataTRAC(TM) tag is less than $2.00 and the read distance is greater." Advanced ID has reached an exclusive manufacturing agreement with Guide-Trend Company Ltd. of Hong Kong to provide production capabilities of millions of Advanced ID UHF DataTRAC(TM) tags. One benefit of the relationship is a pricing model that will deliver product below the current market price for less effective Low Frequency tags. According to C.K. Li, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Guide Trend, "We are well-positioned and prepared to deliver production quantities of millions of Advanced ID DataTRAC(TM) tags to the global markets at a very competitive price. As DataTRAC(TM) gains sales and market share pricing will become even more attractive. Our current and available manufacturing capacity will allow 300,000 DataTRAC(TM) tags per day or 9 million DataTRAC(TM) tags per month. We have been most pleased with our partnership with Advanced ID. The development and performance of DataTRAC(TM) is very encouraging and we will continue to invest in Advanced ID as an important part of our overall global business and manufacturing plan." About the U.S. cattle market: According to the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. and industry sources, the cattle population in the United States in 2005 totaled 104.5 million head and 34 million cattle were processed. The cattle industry generates $98 billion in sales and there are 1.8 million jobs attributed to the beef industry including 800,000 ranchers and nearly one million additional direct jobs. There is an additional 1.37 million indirect jobs throughout the rest of the economy that can be traced to the beef industry. The estimated $38 billion of direct gross output from beef production activity supports an additional $115 billion of economic output for a total of $153 billion of direct and indirect economic activity throughout the U.S. economy. About Advanced ID Corporation: Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB:AIDO) is a complete solutions provider in the radio frequency identification See RFID. (RFID) market. RFID provides a means for positive identification and trace-back of objects that have been identified with a Low Frequency (LF) microchip or RFID tag. The Company's subsidiaries are Advanced PET ID, "The Pet Microchip Company", the largest provider of companion animal identification in Canada, and Advanced ID Asia Engineering Co. Ltd., our R&D and technical support company. Since 1994 Advanced ID Corporation has been offering a Low Frequency (LF) product line of over 100 items comprised of RFID microchips, identification scanners, and a proprietary pet recovery database to the companion animal and biological sciences markets. Advanced ID is also a leader in UHF/RFID technology with its line of DataTRAC(TM) livestock tracking and traceability products, and UHF/RFID automotive tire tag applications. About Guide-Trend Company Ltd.: The Company was founded in Hong Kong, focusing its efforts on developing plastic injection and tool-design/ tool-making capability. In 1988, Guide-Trend Company Ltd. moved its production operations to Shekou in China (Shenzhen, Nanshan District), establishing "Guide-Trend Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd." The Guide-Trend Group employs over 500 people and serves more that 40 international customers in the Consumer, Telecom, Industrial, Computer and Automotive markets. The Holding Company is located in Hong Kong and the Manufacturing Company is based in Shekou China. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement: Statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the company's plans, beliefs and estimate as to projections are "forward-looking statements". Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including factors listed from time to time in the company's SEC filings, and actual results could differ materially from expected results. These forward-looking statements represent the company's judgment as of the date of this release. Advanced ID Corporation does not undertake to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statements. Advanced ID Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. :AIDO) |
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