RFID livestock industry application solution

Since 2003, China has begun to apply advanced RFID radio frequency identification technology to modern pig slaughtering and processing enterprises, and developed an RFID pig slaughtering real-time production monitoring and management system. The system can monitor the entire production process in real time, automatically, real-time and accurately collect relevant data on key production processes, health inspections, quarantine and other key links, and better meets the HACCP quality supervision requirements. In addition, government regulatory authorities can use this system to effectively monitor product quality and safety, timely track and trace the source and flow of problematic products, and standardize the production and operation processes of meat food companies, thereby effectively improving the quality and safety of meat products.

2 System application points

The application of RFID technology in the animal husbandry industry mainly has two aspects. On the one hand, it is to establish an animal husbandry management system for precision breeding of animals, and on the other hand, it is to establish an animal tracking and management system. At present, beef product safety has become a key factor in the beef supply chain. In view of this, more than 20 countries and regions around the world use RFID technology to track and trace the food production process, and have achieved good results. The RFID-based beef tracking system identifies and connects management objects in supply chain links such as cattle growth, beef processing, storage and retail, and then expresses these identifications in barcodes and human readable ways. Once there are health and safety problems in beef products, these marks can be used to trace them, accurately narrow the scope of the safety problem, identify the link where the problem occurred, and trace the geographical location of the relevant place of production, the slaughtering or processing institution, and even individual cattle. In this way, the supply of goods from these places can be blocked from flowing into the market, and then effective management can be carried out.

3. Main application functions of the system

3.1 Install electronic ID Cards for cattle

The first step in cattle breeding and tracking based on RFID is to install an electronic ID card on the cow to create a permanent digital File for each cow, uniquely identifying the attributes of each cow. The basic methods of installing electronic tags on animals include: collar type, ear tag type, injectable type and pill type electronic tags.

3.2 Cattle farm management system based on RFID

Write livestock information into the chip, including: livestock owner - owner's name, gender, animal type, characteristics, whether or not to be immunized, vaccine type, manufacturer, production batch number, vaccination method, vaccination dose, number of immunizations, name of immunizer, etc. , livestock owners need a handheld data collector that can obtain livestock-related information. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture of China, the cattle coding format is: 2-×××××× (county-level administrative area code)-×××××××× (identification sequence number). Other countries must modify according to local numbers.

The specific operation process is: In the daily management of livestock, the livestock owner only needs to carry a wireless handheld terminal to read the ear tag of the livestock to be followed, and the relevant information of the livestock can be displayed on the handheld terminal. Animal owners can feel this information and process their daily diet, medical history, reproductive history, immune records, etc. accordingly. Quick and convenient, saves a lot of time. No need to dig through original acquisition preparation file cards. At the same time, the data can be transferred to the backend computer and livestock files can be created in the backend computer. Detailed information on each livestock is professionally recorded via computer. No need to worry about unclear records or lost file cards. At the same time, departments and relevant leaders can instantly check the status of any pasture, barn, and livestock through the Internet to achieve information transparency.

3.3 Precision feeding subsystem for dairy cows based on RFID

The digitalization of precision farming is based on the database system, which enables users of each business unit to obtain and update data, Store and manage data, and extract and analyze information in a distributed network environment. It forms the basis of basic data through the basic data warehouse mechanism of digital agriculture. Sharing and information mining. Abstract the knowledge and experience of precision breeding experts, establish a data model to guide dairy farming, and use feedback formed in breeding practice to adjust the model.

The logical structure of the precision dairy farming digital system is divided into a three-layer architecture: data layer, service layer, and application layer. The data layer consists of digital agriculture basic data warehouse (including metadata database, image database, comprehensive feed nutrient database), sensor information database (including wireless radio frequency sensing data, video monitoring data, etc.), expert model database and other database groups. The service layer consists of a digital agriculture precision breeding support platform and an information sharing and exchange platform, including computer network systems, communication systems, monitoring systems, display systems and operating systems. The application layer mainly includes various application systems, which serve as clients to call database server information and services.

3.4 Meat tracking system based on RFID

RFID technology can be applied to the entire process of animal husbandry food production, including feeding, epidemic prevention and sterilization, product processing, food circulation, etc., and comprehensively introduce standardized technical procedures and quality supervision measures to establish a "from farm to table" food supply Chain tracking and traceability system.

1. The government takes the lead in building a meat food supervision platform to realize information access and sharing among related enterprises and departments in all aspects of the supply chain, and to achieve end-to-end monitoring from the production source to the retail link.

2. In the cattle breeding process, RFID technology and supporting auxiliary means are used to track the entire feeding process, integrate with the back-end livestock production management system, and connect with the livestock quarantine and inspection system of the industry authorities. At the same time, relevant information is input into the meat Food supervision platform.

3. In the beef transportation link, crossing monitoring systems are deployed at different transportation nodes through RFID technology and supporting auxiliary means to monitor the entire transportation process and provide activities such as pig quarantine inspection and transportation disinfection. At the same time, relevant information is input into meat products Supervision platform.

4. In the cattle slaughtering process, the health status of cattle is verified and confirmed through RFID technology and supporting auxiliary means, and the back-end management system of the slaughterhouse is integrated. At the same time, relevant information is input into the meat food supervision platform.

5. In the beef processing link, RFID technology and barcode technology are used to achieve the correlation between cattle information and beef information. At the same time, relevant information is input into the meat food supervision platform.

6. In the beef wholesale and retail links, RFID technology is used to accelerate the efficiency of the logistics link, and barcode technology is used to trace its source information and strengthen its market transaction management. At the same time, relevant information is input into the meat food supervision platform.

4 Advantages of RFID technology in the livestock industry

Electronic identification management has been used in Europe and the United States for several years and has become a showcase of technology. In addition to its internal applications in automatic rationing and production statistics of breeding, it can also be used for animal identification, disease monitoring, quality control and tracking of animal species. The main advantages of RFID technology in the livestock industry include the following:

Non-contact automatic reading, data collection method is real-time and effective

RFID technology uses non-contact radio frequency identification to collect and systematically manage data from electronic tags placed in animal earlobes or bodies. It is an extremely effective management method for understanding the health status of animals and controlling animal epidemics.

Waterproof, can be applied to animal bodies

Using low-frequency tags, they can penetrate water and animal bodies and are insensitive to water and metal. Whether the tag is placed inside the animal body or on the ear of a cow, it can be read quickly and easily.

The number is unique, difficult to forge, and easy to manage

When an animal is born, the electronic identification is placed in the animal's earlobe or body. The electronic identification is one-time use, uniformly numbered, and has a unique number. Through the traceable management of individual cows, precision feeding is carried out to increase the feed-to-milk ratio; at the same time, health warnings and milk quality monitoring are carried out to increase high-quality milk production, thereby greatly increasing the economic benefits of the enterprise.

Combining with information technology is conducive to tracking and management

Through the supporting software management program, the entire growth cycle can be monitored. For example, whether it is stocked in a pollution-free natural environment, whether the water, soil, air and other indicators meet the standards, the use of veterinary drugs and additives, whether the feed has been contaminated by pesticides or residual additives, etc., and record where it was stocked in different periods. As well as important information such as their epidemic prevention situation and health status. When a food animal meets the standards for slaughter, the slaughterhouse will strictly check the "quality file" of the animal. Only after passing the strict inspection can it be slaughtered, and the "file" will be archived for future "quality traceability."