Patent ID: 6211789
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus to permit manual entry of information related to an individual animal into an integrated electronic database for livestock management and data collection, the apparatus comprising:a container includinga livestock producer identification means for identifying a livestock producer location;an individual animal radio frequency identification device; at least one bar code label, wherein said bar code label is correlated with a particular individual animal radio frequency identification device such that one individual animal is uniquely identified by both said bar code label and said radio frequency identification device; at least one animal data card, said animal data card containing data fields in which characteristics specific to an individual animal may be recorded on the animal data card; anda visual identification tag having a visual identification code, wherein said visual identification code is correlated with a particular individual animal radio frequency identification device such that one individual animal is uniquely identified by both said visual identification tag and said radio frequency identification device.