Anitech Enterprises Inc.: Canadian Technology Helps Track Livestock.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2003 A Canadian technology company plays an important role in Canada's national cattle tracking system. Anitech's DT-500 Data Collection System (www.anitech.com/dt500) is already installed in five beef and eleven pork slaughter plants across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. to help track individual carcasses in production and collect critical qualitative data on each carcass carcass, carcase 1. the body of an animal killed for meat. The head, the legs below the knees and hocks, the tail, the skin and most of the viscera are removed. The kidneys are left in and in most instances the body is split down the middle through the sternum and the vertebral . The carcass data collected at the slaughter plant typically includes carcass ID, weight, grade and health information. In Canada, some of this data is passed to the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to facilitate compliance with a national cattle-tracking program. Anitech has been providing data collection systems to slaughter plants since 1984. The DT-500 Data Collection System is a proven and reliable second-generation system used by sixteen plants. As carcasses enter the slaughter plant the carcass ID number is entered into the Anitech system and the individual carcass is then tracked by Anitech's software system. Carcass tracking is often supplemented by bar code tags generated by the DT-500 System and attached to each carcass, or trolley identification. Qualitative carcass data is entered into DT-500 Terminals placed throughout the slaughter plant and the system creates individual carcass data records that are accessible in real time by plant management. The Company is currently looking at opportunities for exporting its tracking technology outside of Canada to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and Australia. Anitech Enterprises Inc. Per: Paul J. Brown, 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. The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein. |
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