pdfangus
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Is anyone here using RFID for cattle managment?
Not looking to start a NAIS debate.
Wanting to know of real world experience in using RFID for herd managment.
Wondering if tag retention is as big a problem as I think it would be for a cow herd.
I am thinking of using AVID microchip implants and a reader that I found that will go into the flash drive of my PDA. Just going to chip the cows and replacement heifers as a supplemental ID.
Ideally my wife who sees the cows a few times a year could scan the cow and input health info when the vet is here and I can stay in the back and work cows.
When an ear tag is lost the whole process would not have to grind to a halt.
My cows lose thirty to forty percent of the ear tags every year.
cows are branded but not all brands read well.
cows are tattoed but I don't need my wife clobbered by a head swinging cow who don't want to share her personal info.
Not looking to start a NAIS debate.
Wanting to know of real world experience in using RFID for herd managment.
Wondering if tag retention is as big a problem as I think it would be for a cow herd.
I am thinking of using AVID microchip implants and a reader that I found that will go into the flash drive of my PDA. Just going to chip the cows and replacement heifers as a supplemental ID.
Ideally my wife who sees the cows a few times a year could scan the cow and input health info when the vet is here and I can stay in the back and work cows.
When an ear tag is lost the whole process would not have to grind to a halt.
My cows lose thirty to forty percent of the ear tags every year.
cows are branded but not all brands read well.
cows are tattoed but I don't need my wife clobbered by a head swinging cow who don't want to share her personal info.