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<blockquote data-quote="jayfarmlaw" data-source="post: 492849" data-attributes="member: 7472"><p>yes, several companies are looking into RFID for cattle tags. One company I know of actually started with the idea of meeting Animal ID needs with a bonus but then spread to tracking all types of items from there.</p><p></p><p>The problem with an implated chip is that the packers will have to locate the chip and remove it at the time of harvest. That issue is yet to be resolved. RFID offers all type of interesting other possibilities including triangulating the location of each animal. I love the inplant idea because the technology is available to monitor temerature, pulse ox, heart rate, you name it. I know of one company that was trying to monitor hormone levels to try and predict when a cow was about to calve.</p><p></p><p>Another company is using a rumen bolus.</p><p></p><p>Within 10 years, our cattle will have better health records than our kids. A producer will be able to check the loacation and general health of his cattle from his home computer. If an animal develops a problem (based on preset parameters) such as a temperature spiking above 102...his cell phone can call him to tell him animal 2265 just developed a fever, is located in the South pasture, and give an instant review of the animal health records since birth or purchase.</p><p></p><p>When you work your stock, your laptop will be as important as your squeeze chute. A reader will track the animal through the chute and any medication can be scanned and added to the medical records. </p><p></p><p>Even better, your cell phone could call you to tell you that 10 head are traveling 55 mph down the highway. Do you know where your cattle are??</p><p></p><p>Right now, the company is working with feedlots and packers to develop the beta test. </p><p></p><p>At first I was against the "Big Brother" concept of record keeping. But there is a definate potential for value added premiums with these records. When you buy sale barn cattle...or go to a production sale, I know I would be willing to pay more for an animal if I knew what shots it has received and when. Livestock scales are getting cheaper so you could actually track weights as well. I keep complete records on machinery...now I have started on my cattle too.</p><p></p><p>If you do a search on All-Flex, Y-Tex and the other tag makers, I think some already have RFID tags out there.</p><p></p><p>This turned into a long way to say yes, but this is the future of ranching.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>Jay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayfarmlaw, post: 492849, member: 7472"] yes, several companies are looking into RFID for cattle tags. One company I know of actually started with the idea of meeting Animal ID needs with a bonus but then spread to tracking all types of items from there. The problem with an implated chip is that the packers will have to locate the chip and remove it at the time of harvest. That issue is yet to be resolved. RFID offers all type of interesting other possibilities including triangulating the location of each animal. I love the inplant idea because the technology is available to monitor temerature, pulse ox, heart rate, you name it. I know of one company that was trying to monitor hormone levels to try and predict when a cow was about to calve. Another company is using a rumen bolus. Within 10 years, our cattle will have better health records than our kids. A producer will be able to check the loacation and general health of his cattle from his home computer. If an animal develops a problem (based on preset parameters) such as a temperature spiking above 102...his cell phone can call him to tell him animal 2265 just developed a fever, is located in the South pasture, and give an instant review of the animal health records since birth or purchase. When you work your stock, your laptop will be as important as your squeeze chute. A reader will track the animal through the chute and any medication can be scanned and added to the medical records. Even better, your cell phone could call you to tell you that 10 head are traveling 55 mph down the highway. Do you know where your cattle are?? Right now, the company is working with feedlots and packers to develop the beta test. At first I was against the "Big Brother" concept of record keeping. But there is a definate potential for value added premiums with these records. When you buy sale barn cattle...or go to a production sale, I know I would be willing to pay more for an animal if I knew what shots it has received and when. Livestock scales are getting cheaper so you could actually track weights as well. I keep complete records on machinery...now I have started on my cattle too. If you do a search on All-Flex, Y-Tex and the other tag makers, I think some already have RFID tags out there. This turned into a long way to say yes, but this is the future of ranching. Good luck, Jay [/QUOTE]
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