Livestock Tracking
Livestock are vulnerable to disease, and it is important to track and identify a diseased
animal quickly. Rapid disease response reduces the number of producers impacted by a disease outbreak or other animal health events [6] . Passive RFID tags have been used as
an inexpensive solution for livestock tracking and can be sufficient for some
applications. Passive RFID tags have limited range and can only provide previously
stored information such as an identification number. IEEE 802.15.4-based active tags
can cost more than passive ones, but the IEEE 802.15.4 tags have extended range and
can provide additional information such as animal heartbeat and the animal’s
approximate location.