It is well known that the adoption of RFID is happening around the globe. But where are the success stories and in which market sectors? One industry that has realized the benefits of RFID technology for several years is the Livestock industry.
RFID Solutions for Livestock IndustryIt is well known that the adoption of RFID is happening around the globe. But where are the success stories and inwhich market sectors? One industry that has realized the benefits of RFID technology for several years is theLivestock industry.
There are a host of challenges facing livestock farmers today. The livestockowners faces increased competition in global markets, disease control andbetter breeding practices to name just some of the issues. In the past, othertechnologies, such as bar coding were attempted to track livestock. Thereare, however, problems with bar codes, such as the time and labour to scaneach bar code, and the bar codes were often dirty or damaged, making itdifficult or impossible to read them.
RFID technology answers the needs for livestock owners who look toimprove profitability and reduce risk in the herds they manage. RFIDsystems are being used as a means of identifying farm animals andcollecting data far more quickly and efficiently than can be done by writingdown numbers by hand or scanning a barcode on a plastic tag in an animal'sear. Government agencies too, around the world, are in favor of RFID,because it enables them to link a unique identification number for eachanimal to a database that includes information specific to that animal,including date of birth, inoculations, sex and breeding specifics.
The GAO RFID Livestock Solution:As a fast growing company, GAO RFID has been specializing in the livestock identification. A GAO RFID Tag(Readable/ Write-able) would dramatically improve the ability to track livestock with long range and highthroughput capability and maintain accurate and up-to-date information. Being able to identify animals and linkthem to the herd they came from and every location they went to in the supply chain helps control the spread ofdiseases, such as BCE, bovine tuberculosis, hoof-and-mouth and other diseases. Several countries, includingCanada, are moving forward with national ID plans that require RFID.To learn more on how GAO RFID can help you manage your herd for greater profit and less risk; please contact usat sales@gaorfid.com.... [download for more]
