KNX is a standardized (EN 50090, ISO/IEC 14543), OSI-based network communications protocol for intelligent buildings. KNX is the successor to, and convergence of, three previous standards: the European Home Systems Protocol (EHS), BatiBUS, and the European Installation Bus (EIB or Instabus).The KNX standard is administered by the KNX Association.he standard is based on the communication stack of EIB but enlarged with the physical layers, configuration modes and application experience of BatiBUS and EHS. KNX defines several physical communication media: 1  Twisted pair wiring (inherited from the BatiBUS and EIB Instabus standards).
Tail docking and castration of lambs under three (3) months of age by non-veterinarians are acceptable provided that: 1  the procedures are performed by a skilled and preferably accredited operator; and. 2  appropriate pain relief is provided; and. 3  the tail is docked at the third palpable joint.
HISTORY OF EAR CROPPING & TAIL DOCKING . Fred Lanting, International All-Breeds Judge . Click for Part Two of Cropping-Docking History . At one time, there were good reasons to crop ears and dock tails. That is, to do surgically what could not be done genetically without losing other, desirable features. To minimize injury to tail or ear, breeders of fighting dogs trimmed off as much as possible and as early as they could.