The HR 5 is Gallagher’s most powerful and portable EID reader that can read HDX and FDX-B tags extremely quickly; with an ergonomic and durable design this is the perfect tool for data collection.

With its large colour screen and alphanumerical keyboard, the HR5 is the most suitable platform for data collection and processing. Users can link visual ear tags to the electric ones, store the weight and measure daily progress

Collect data not just EID numbers

• • Unique alphanumerical phone style keypad for adding and editing data in the yard

• • Add Visual ID’s to identify and record information against an animal e.g. replacing a lost EID tag number

• • Enter numeric, text, date and pick-list type traits e.g. breed, sex, condition score, pregnancy status or free typing in ‘lame’ or ‘loose’

• • Animal notes can be set to appear when the animal is next scanned

• • Records weight and displays weight gain

• • Link mothers (Dam) ID to newborns as soon as the EID tag is in place, add birthing details such as sex, birthing ease and fate

• • Add and customise session names (such as Week 13 Lambs, Pen 12 Angus, Hereford Cows) making it easy to identify once uploaded into