Ultra High Frequency Rfid Tags The U.s. Department Of Agriculture For Animal Identification

U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a herd tracking for passive UHF RFID tags

, the tags will suit their animal knowledge code (AIN) systems. In order to obtain USDA approval of the eTattoo RFID tags, Kansas, the new company Eriginate - Animal Tracking Technology Herdstar subsidiary - submitted to the total number of tag data and a 14-page application. EPC Gen

U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a herd tracking for passive UHF RFID tags, the tags will suit their animal knowledge code (AIN) systems. In order to obtain USDA approval of the eTattoo RFID tags, Kansas, the new company Eriginate - Animal Tracking Technology Herdstar subsidiary - submitted to the total number of tag data and a 14-page application. EPC Gen 2 tags as part of AIN systems are now available at the U.S. livestock industry sales, the auction will be used in the current range and the low-frequency, button labels competing for market, tracking the movement of livestock and health.

USDA National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a voluntary project, through to each animal is assigned a unique code to achieve AIN animal tracking. NAIS's goal is to find the beast when contaminated meat or sick animals lived fast access to all parts of the records. The first registration of each animal is assigned a 15-digit identification number. The first three figures - 840 - represents the U.S. country code, followed by 12 digits unique number. NAIS does not need to use RFID tag technology, you can also directly in the plastic ID tags or twist buckle surface printing number. However, many farmers choose to apply RFID tags with a handheld reader to track the flow of cattle supply chain.

U.S. Total 105 000 000 head of cattle, there are about 10 RFID tag manufacturers to provide low-frequency RFID AIN twist button labels, according to NAIS USDA APHIS Veterinary Services coordinator Neil Hammerschmidt said. Those manufacturers, he said sales over the past three years, about 6.5 million with or without RFID tags AIN functionality. The tag of about 400 in use at present, most application objects are cattle (other animals, such as horses, or pigs can also be labeling), accounting for U.S. beef 5% of the total number.

April 2008, USDA issued a written plan is expected to urge the end of 2009 70% of the cattle country to join NAIS project.

UHF technology is not before the NAIS system is due to join the RFID tag manufacturer does not produce AIS system applications UHF tags, which contain 15-digit ID code, Hammerschmidt said. USDA has maintained a technology neutral, as long as the technology complies with ISO standards approved. eTattoo label meet ISO 18000-6C standard, in addition to 15 digital ID codes, there are sufficient enough memory to store information.

eTattoo label beef cattle industry to meet the demand for long-distance tag, Eriginate one of Doran Junek said the Commission. LF button-type ear existing subject read range 4 - 12 inches, when the cattle through a narrow channel can be hand-held reader or a close read by fixed readers. Readers can also be used for dairy industry, when the cow milking animals can read labels. Moreover, when the animals vaccinated when, USDA veterinarians are using handhelds to obtain the ID code label.

However, Hammerschmidt said some pastures and operators require a longer read range technology. Junek, a rancher in itself, said the low-frequency tags are not enough, if the animals farther from the reader quickly through the points or when the tag reader often can not be read to. Many ranch and operators do not want to actively participate in AIN project, he said the reason is that they think low-frequency tags can not work effectively. Junek said the bull market in Kansas about 7,000 cattle a day in circulation. Low-frequency ID tags for each code is clearly unrealistic, he said, because handset takes 10 seconds to read each label. At this rate, even 360 times per hour non-stop reading, the market still can not handle the number of finished cattle per day. Low for small ranch or calf City, but the scale every day, thousands of cattle in circulation areas need to adopt UHF tags.

Over the past year, Eriginate cattle and buffalo in Brazil who test eTattoo crane standard. About 3 inches of plastic tag * 4.5-inch, size larger, can not be made into button type labeled. Label size to have a longer read range, Junek explained that the most common form of tag, but also familiar to users. Brazil currently has about 250 million head of cattle, mainly sent to the European beef market (there are very strict on the traceability requirements). For this reason, Brazil is expected to enable a mandatory RFID cattle-tracking system. In the pilot project, Eriginate spent about a year to the thousands of cattle and buffalo for labeling, testing, read the label situation. Buffalo labeling tag for further testing the durability, Junek said, "No body in the buffalo on the label label test more." Tags good, he added that the vast majority remain in the animal ears, working properly, handheld read range up to 15 feet to a 25-foot fixed reader.

UHF tags with another advantage, Junek said there is no basis for power supply facilities in some remote areas, compared with the low-frequency tags to read UHF tags consume less power, can use batteries.

Currently eTattoo label in the U.S. market, sales by the Fort Supply Technologies. Eriginate with another unnamed partner in Brazil eTattoo label. Junek said. eTattoo $ 3.95 per tag price, the price will be adjusted with the order size.

Hammerschmidt said, USDA plans first observation of the user acceptance of the UHF tag, and then decide what the future use of the frequency of RFID tags.

Ultra High Frequency Rfid Tags The U.s. Department Of Agriculture For Animal Identification

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