RFID technology helps intelligent breeding management of pigs, cattle and sheep

With the continuous advancement of science and technology, my country's breeding industry is rapidly developing towards intelligence and automation. Functions such as automatic feeding, drinking water, intelligent weighing, weighing grouping, on-site identification, and automatic inventory statistics are no longer yesterday's ideas in intelligent farms. This is mainly due to the continuous development of RFID technology, which provides these functions. The realization of the function provides an accurate and fast identification method, which is widely used in the intelligent breeding management of pigs, cattle and sheep.

Application of RFID technology in breeding industry

RFID technology can achieve fast and accurate identification and tracking through non-contact methods. In the breeding management of pigs, cattle and sheep, RFID technology can be applied in the following aspects:

Automatic feeding and drinking

Using RFID technology, personalized feed and drinking water plans can be customized for each pig, cow, or sheep based on their growth conditions. This can effectively improve feed utilization, reduce breeding costs, ensure that animals receive appropriate nutritional intake, and improve breeding efficiency.

Smart weighing

Through the RFID Reader and writer, pigs, cattle and sheep can automatically upload their weight information and identity information to the management system when they are weighed, eliminating the need for manual collection and entry, which greatly improves work efficiency and ensures the accuracy of data uploading. .

Weighing and grouping

Using RFID technology, farms can divide animals into different groups based on their weight, age and other information so that targeted feeding measures can be taken. This helps improve the management level of farms and reduce breeding risks.

On-site identification

An RFID reader is installed above the milking table. The reader can read the information of the ear tags of cattle and sheep to obtain the presence information of the cows/sheep, and grasp the number of times, milking volume, and milking time of the cows/sheep. Time and other information, reasonably arrange the milking time of cows/sheep to avoid frequent milking leading to a decrease in milk source and milk volume of cows/sheep.

Inventory statistics

Through RFID technology, the number, type and other information of animals can be counted at any time to provide decision-makers with accurate data support. This helps to improve the management level of the farm and reduce management costs.

Breeding management

By tagging breeding pigs, breeding cattle, breeding sheep, etc., farmers can track their breeding history, including breeding time, number of litters and other information. This helps optimize breeding strategies and improve breeding efficiency and success rates.

disease prevention and control

Disease outbreaks often cause huge economic losses to farmers. RFID technology can help farmers achieve rapid response and effective control of diseases. By continuously monitoring livestock, the system will immediately alarm if abnormal behavior or physiological indicators are detected. Farmers can quickly isolate sick livestock to prevent further spread of the disease.

With the continuous development and application of RFID technology, various functions of intelligent farms have gradually become a reality. The realization of these functions not only improves the management level of breeding farms and reduces breeding costs, but also provides strong support for the sustainable development of the breeding industry.