Using RFID to Identify and Track Livestock

Jan 20, 2013Costa View Farms, located in Madera, Calif., first began employing RFID approximately four years ago, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began investigating the technology to monitor poultry and livestock populations so it could more quickly and effectively trace animal diseases to the source in the event of a breakout. Although the USDA has not yet mandated the use of an animal identification system, Costa View Farms has tagged more than...