Patent ID: 8019633

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: one or more computers receiving environmental information and transport condition information for an individual animal of a plurality of animals, wherein said environmental information and transport condition information have been retrieved from an electronic identification tag of said individual animal; said one or more computers receiving compliance information for said individual animal, wherein said compliance information comprises tracking information and certification information related to a livestock program, and wherein said certification information comprises health, management, and nutritional information for said individual animal; said one or more computers comparing said compliance information with compliance enforcement criteria; said one or more computers determining at least one recommended action for said individual animal, wherein said determining is based at least in part on said environmental information, said transport condition information, and said compliance information, and wherein said at least one recommended action complies with specific requirements for said livestock program, wherein said specific requirements comprise health requirements, management requirements, genetic requirements, nutrition requirements, or a combination thereof; said one or more computers determining expected outcome information for said at least one recommended action; said one or more computers storing said at least one recommended action for said animal; said one or more computers comparing actual outcome information to said expected outcome information; said one or more computers verifying whether said individual animal complies with said specific requirements for said livestock program; and said one or more computers providing a user with information concerning said individual animal's compliance with said specific requirements for said livestock program.