1Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan
2Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Pingtung, 91247, Taiwan
*Corresponding author's e-mail: smei65@hotmail.com
Online published on 30 April, 2016.
This project uses ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) ear tags and readers with a readable range of 3 to 5 m. Forty stags were tagged with radio-frequency identification (RFID) ear tags and allocated into 20 pens. When deer with RFID ear tags walked through the aisle, handheld RFID readers, used as personal digital assistants (PDAs), and stationary RFID readers in frequency range received signals from the tags, and individual deer tag data were transmitted immediately and completely through wireless PDAs to a computer. The inputted data were sent to the deer-farm management system to be collated and organized. Farmers obtained individual deer data without approaching the deer, which decreased the risk of the deer attacking. Employing UHF-RFID technology integrated with software contributes to enhancing the efficiency of deer identification and farm management.
Deer, Farm management, Profit, RFID, Ultrahigh-frequency
