BSE RFID: Animal Sensors ...

From DORGAN TOURS HIGH-TECH ANIMAL ID PROJECT WITH DSU, NDSU RESEARCHERS: Senator secured $3 million for Dickinson State, NDSU role in research corridor ...

... "the research teams plan to tag up to 10,000 calves with tiny RFID chips that will track and record data including an animal's movement, diet, body temperature, and vaccination history. The project has taken on new significance with the discovery of a Washington state dairy cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow disease. If an animal is contaminated, RFID technology can be used to accurately trace where it has been and identify other animals that might be infected. " ...