Achieve Breakthrough Performance Through RFID Radio Frequency Identification and Auto-ID Technology.
... "The cost share has been increased to cover 50% of the cost of a DATCP-approved Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag or up to $1.00 per approved tag for every animal in the herd. " ...
Labels: animal-identification, animal-rfid, cost, radio-tags, rfid, rfid-tags, state-wisconsin
Somark is a technology company located at the Center for Emerging Technologies and is
... "Somark announces the successful testing of Biocompatible Chipless RFID Ink in cattle and laboratory rats. The test proved the efficacy of injecting and reading a Biocompatible Chipless RFID Ink tattoo within the skin of animals. The technology will be initially leveraged to the livestock industry to help identify / track cattle and thus mitigate export trade loss from BSE (a.k.a. Mad Cow Disease) scares. Secondary target markets include laboratory animals, dogs & cats, prime cuts of meat, and military personnel. The company, which is currently raising a Series A equity financing, will license the technology to secondary target markets." ...
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RFID technology supports the management of animals, such as cattle, and enables efficient and effective tracking of samples. ...
... "The animals also had management tags that were paired up with the RFID tag so each animal had two forms of identification. After the tag was read, the animal was given the tuberculin test to be read three days later. " ...
Labels: animal-identification, animal-rfid, cattle, cattle-rfid, red-prairie, rfid-tag, rfid-tags, rfid-technology, tags, technology, tracking
Digital Angel has record month due to RFID animal tagging ...
... "McGrath noted that the expanding move toward electronic RFID tagging by ranchers, prompted primarily by the need to verify the sources and history of livestock from birth to the processing plants, has also increased demand for visual tags, a product which Digital Angel pioneered more than 60 years ago. While ranchers need the electronic system to create a permanent history and database for livestock, visual tags also play a role in easily identifying the animals, particularly in the early years of their lives. " ...
Labels: animal-rfid, demand, history, livestock, product, rfid-sources, rfid-tagging, system, tags
AdvancedID implements RFID for bird flu application in Thailand. ...
... "Dr. Kummalue Pongsak, Director of 4P Technology Ltd and advisor to the Dept of Agriculture in Thailand, confirmed that the Advanced ID DataTRAC UHF / RFID system has been certified as the best proposal for the containment of bird flu in Thailand. The three year program includes readers and tags totaling an investment of $26,000,000.00 from the Thailand Government. Advanced ID will provide the data base management to include chicken coops, processing plants, check points, as well as slaughter house integration. There are over 700,000,000 poultry per year processed and approximately 11,000 farms that are all included in the total requirements for this program." ...
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ABI publishes annual overview of the RFID market. ...
... "New ABI Research study, RFID Annual Market Overview: Vertical Market and Application Market Overviews for Tags, Readers, Software and Services provides a high-level, but still detailed, examination of RFID technologies, applications, and addressable vertical markets by region, and is intended to give readers a general outline of the broad RFID market. The research also highlights the differences between low-growth RFID applications such as access control, animal tracking and vehicle immobilization, and high-growth applications such as personal identification documents, contactless point-of-sale and item-level RFID tracking. " ...
Labels: abi-research, access-control, animal-identification, animal-rfid, applications, contactless, growth, itservices, research, rfid-application, services, software, tags, tracking, vehicle
RFID technology animal applications discussed ...
... "Next they intend to tag every single one of your animals with a RFID or other tag. This will be mandatory. " ...
Labels: animal-rfid, applications, rfid-tagging
Philips Research crew demonstrates RFID electronic based on plastic ...
... "Scientists at Philips Research have created a fully functional 13.56 MHz RFID tag based entirely on plastic electronics. In contrast to conventional silicon-chip-based RFID tags, a plastic electronics RFID chip can be printed directly onto a plastic substrate along with an antenna without involving complex assembly steps. This could pave the way for the packaging industry to replace existing barcodes by a low-cost RFID tag that provides individual packages with a unique item-level identification code - something not feasible with current barcode technology.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, based on remotely retrieving information via radio waves from miniature electronic circuits called RFID tags. Philips has now realized the first plastic-electronics-based tag that is capable of transmitting multi-bit digital identification codes at 13.56 MHz � the dominant industry-standard radio frequency for RFID tag applications. As an additional demonstrator for the technology, scientists at Philips Research have also developed a 64-bit code generator, showing the practicality of building plastic electronic circuits with the complexity required for item-level tagging.
Performance results for these circuits will be presented at this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC, February 5-9, San Francisco, CA, USA) in a paper that will also be awarded the conference's Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence. Being a world leader in the RFID business, Philips supplies silicon-based components for applications such as supply chain management, public transport, pharmaceuticals and animal tracking. Current silicon-based tags have excellent performance, and when produced in volume, can be manufactured at low cost. Philips is also conducting research into plastic-electronics-based RFID tags, since these tags have the potential to be manufactured in a radically different way, namely via even lower-cost reel-to-reel and other in-line processing techniques. " ...
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The Cooperative Extension Office of Carroll County is offering seminar series, which includes RFID applications ...
... "Feb. 14: Overview of the National Animal Identification System by Bob Peters; Premise Identification by Marilyn Bassford; and RFID for Dairy Management by Jere High. " ...
Labels: animal-identification, animal-rfid, applications, office, seminar
Certification leverages tamper-proof RFID tag for animals. ...
... "Cattle must be tagged in the left ear with an ISO approved, tamperproof RFID tag by the producer in the first physical possession of the animal prior to any movement from their birthplace premises and absolutely no later than at weaning time. " ...
Labels: animal-rfid, cattle, cattle-rfid, seminar
Advanced ID Corporation reports on the results of its RFID applications study with the Colorado Department of
... "Scott Leach Chronic Wasting Disease Field Investigator for Colorado Department of Agriculture has roughly 130 captive elk in a current study of the Advanced ID DataTag(tm) and Advanced ID RFID - UHF Reader.
Advanced ID Corp. President & CEO, Dan Finch attended a recent meeting at Top Rac Elk Ranch along with members of Advanced ID and members of Colorado Department of Agriculture. According to Dan Finch, We are very pleased to see our applications used to protect and enhance the value of the ranchers’ stock. This is a good example of what RFID can provide to industry and what our DataTag and the Advanced ID RFID – UHF Reader is all about. We believe our tags and readers will achieve better value for our rancher partners with superior readability and competitive or lower pricing. We currently have tags and readers on ranches in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Taiwan and Thailand mostly in limited release and in practical testing. We are launching the DataTag and the Advanced ID RFID – UHF Reader on a commercial level in the first and second quarter of 2006. " ...
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ScoringAg leverages RFID to enable web-based animal tracking system and could replace NAIS cattle ID project. ...
... "Instead of waiting for hours or days for animal health history - which is the stated goal of the proposed NAIS animal ID consortium - all field data updates, including those that are available on the animal's public page, are displayed instantly - in real time - as they occur, when and where the data is collected and uploaded - in the field or in chutes at auctions, feedlots, packing plants, and elsewhere. Only ScoringAg's system is ready and able to deliver this level of secure information in just seconds to those in need during a catastrophic event. The animal's public records page can also show other tags, brands or tattoos, or a photo of the animal if needed. This gives an additional means of animal ID when RFID ear tags are lost or stolen and only the animal's unique identifying characteristics can give positive ID. ScoringAg's Web-based databank uses its secure Internet interconnections and servers to provide real-time traceup and traceback, as well as complete traceability and animal movement history, to geographically diverse livestock groups - from original producers through all production stages, using a system of checkpoints to account for tagged livestock as they move through the system. " ...
Labels: animal-rfid, cattle, cattle-rfid, data, enabler, history, information, livestock, production, project, rfid-pilot, wireless
Animal RFID tags are slated to gain significant adoption in 2006. Janet Kubat Willette reports on the experience with RFID animal tagging in the state of Minnesota. ...
... "The board is starting to tag the state's 11 Johne's demonstration herds and the animals that are being tested for tuberculosis with radio frequency identification tags. Tagging the animals with RFID tags eliminates human error because the tags are simply scanned using a handheld reading device. " ...
Labels: adoption, animal-identification, animal-rfid, devices, rfid, rfid-device, rfid-tagging
Cost analysis for an animal RFID application. ...
... "In one example, a 62-animal herd equipped with RFID and all the herd recordkeeping equipment could cost $24.10 per animal per year, while a 1,250-animal herd would have a $3.43 per animal per year cost. In the latter example, the ear tag itself is the most expensive part because all cattle share expense of the recordkeeping equipment. " ...
Labels: animal-identification, animal-rfid, barcode, benefits, benefits-of-rfid, cattle, cattle-rfid, data, equipment, hardware, infrastructure, livestock, passive, passive-rfid, passive-tag, passivetag, research, software
In February, the International Solid-State Circuits Conference will demonstrate emerging technology and innovations, such as RFID bioChips and animals with implanted flipchips. ...
... "In one case, a 13.56-MHz RFID transponder has been printed on an organic substrate. In bioelectronics, one remarkable example is a flip-chip combination of a mixed-signal ASIC and an electrode array intended to be implanted in the inner ears of guinea pigs. " ...
Labels: animal-rfid, conference, transponder
RFID Inlay Acquisition By Sokymat: Via Sokymat: Sokymat acquires IMASYS ...
... "Sokymat SA, the world's leading supplier of RFID transponders, announces today that it has acquired IMASYS, a leading German supplier of RFID inlay manufacturing equipment based in Pfronten, which joined the Sokymat Group effective November 1st, 2005. IMASYS is a designer and manufacturer of high frequency (HF) transponder inlay production machines based on the wire-embedding process. IMASYS current goal is to significantly increase the production capacity of its 13.56 MHz RFID inlay manufacturing machines, in order to respond to the tremendous growth of the markets for e-passports and contactless payment cards. " ...
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Animal RFID tags are based on passive tag technology. ...
... "All transponders contain a microchip and an antenna. Transponders can be classified as active or passive depending on whether their power source is internal or external. Passive transponders are used in livestock because they get their power from the reader device (antenna). The power antenna transmits radio frequency bursts and the passive transponder returns a coded signal to a separate antenna. A transmission link, via radio waves, is established between the transponder and the reader device (antenna). Animal electronic identification technology uses passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) because it is cost effective and offers the characteristics desired for animal identification. RFID technology does not suffer from signal absorption by tissue or moisture, and it can be packaged differently without affecting performance. " ...
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RFID Retinal Scans Animal ID Evaluation: Via Innovations Report: Retinal scans eyed for New Mexico show cattle
... "In a first-of-its kind project for New Mexico, scientists tested 35 market steers from 18 Quay County farm families, using a combination of eye-scanning and radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags for animal ID evaluation. Most of the cattle were high-value 4-H and FFA show cattle that spent much of the past season moving between regional livestock fairs. " ...
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The Mobil Speedpass is enabled by RFID technology operating at a low frequency of 134 KHz. It is an example of RFID used in a payment application, as compared to the wave of recent retailer RFID applications in the supply chain .
... "Exxon Mobil uses RFID technology in its Speedpass payment system. Customers wave a small transponder in front of a sensor on a gas pump, debiting their account. Low-frequency RFID applications range from 3 KHz to 300 KHz; Speedpass operates at 134 KHz. " ...
... "Analysis of the Texas Instruments DST RFID: DSTs of the type found in SpeedPass and automobile ignition keys are designed for short range scanning - on the order of a few centimeters. ... The DST, however, operates at 134 kHz. Signals at this considerably lower frequency penetrate obstacles more effectively, which may facilitate eavesdropping ... " ...
... "Texas Instrument’s ISO 14443 payment platform promises faster data transfer rates and more security: Speedpass, for example, uses a 134-KHz RFID platform made by Texas Instruments. The data transmission speed is around 10 to 15 kilobits per second, according to Richardson. " ...
... "Mobil tags (supplied by Texas Instruments) are excited by and interrogated with a 134 KHz signal because of its ability to provide solid coverage. Early field trials, however, revealed interference problems when the much lower-power tag-to-reader link operated at that frequency. The tags now deployed still use a 134 KHz downlink, but a 902 MHz uplink solves the interference problem. " ...
... "Psion Teklogix: Understanding RFID and Associated Applications: Low-frequency RFID systems are typically 125 KHz, though there are systems operating at 134 KHz as well. This frequency band provides a shorter read range (< 0.5m or 1.5 ft) and slower read speed than the higher frequencies. LF RFID systems have the strongest ability to read tags on objects with high water or metal content compared to any of the higher frequencies. LF tags are typically slightly more expensive than HF or UHF tags. Typical low-frequency RFID applications are access control, animal tracking, vehicle immobilizers, healthcare applications, product authentication and various point-of-sale applications (such as Mobil/Exxon SpeedPass). " ...
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RFID National Animal ID Program: Via CattleNetwork: AMI: Congress Hold Hearing On National Animal ID System ...
... "They also emphasized the importance of incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) systems into marketing centers and processing plants. Additionally, they sought to ensure that USDA has adequate access to animal movement data to maintain animal health standards or address challenges that may arise. " ...
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Low Frequency RFID Device: Via Atmel Corporation: Atmel Targets Low-frequency RFID Applications with Introduction of Contactless RF IDIC® Featuring Fast Anti-collision Functionality and 1-kBit Memory ...
... "The ATA5558 is a contactless Read/Write (R/W) RFID device for multi- or single-tag applications in the low frequency (LF) range, such as animal identification, laundry management, industrial automation, item tagging, and ISO cards. The ATA5558 extends Atmel's broad RFID product portfolio ranging from standard read-only up to high-security crypto devices. The need for RFID is growing substantially due to its increased performance and enhanced functionality. Compared with bar codes, RFID provides extended read/write distances, line-of-sight is not necessary, and data can be changed whenever needed. Low-frequency RFID provides advantages such as insensitivity in rugged environments (e.g., against water, dirt and dust). " ...
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