Beef Stocker USA 2012 Survey of
the Animal Identification Industry
Responding
Company:
RMS Research Management Systems USA Inc
Survey Section: System Cost
The following question was posed to each company:
Your firm has just been contacted by three different producers interested in incorporating individualized animal identification using RFID in their beef cattle operation. The three different herd sizes are 50, 100, and greater than 250 head.
Please recommend EXACTLY what individual hardware (brands, models) and software components (and associated costs) each producer would need to purchase in order to employ your recommended complete RFID system.
Following is their response:
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Company: |
RMS Research
Management Systems USA Inc |
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Hardware |
Recommended for 50
Head |
PC with Windows 2K
- $600 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
PC with Windows 2K
- $600 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
PC with Windows 2K
- $600 |
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PDA: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
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RFID Reader: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
any - $1200 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
any - $1200 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
any - $1200 |
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RFID Tags: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
Any ISO($2.50 ea) -
$125 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
Any ISO($2.50 ea) -
$250 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
Any ISO($2.50 ea) -
$625 |
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Scale Head and Load Bar: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
not required |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
not required |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
not required |
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Software |
Recommended for 50
Head |
LivestockTrust
Tracking System - $89 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
LivestockTrust
Tracking System - $89 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
LivestockTrust
Tracking System - $89 |
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Central Database: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
$.45/hd - $22.50 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
$.35/hd - $35.00 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
$.25/hd - $62.50 |
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Total Costs: |
Recommended for 50
Head |
$2036 |
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Recommended for 100
Head |
$2174 |
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Recommended for
>250 Head |
$2576.50 |
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Company Info - Tags - Hand Held - Stationary - Scale Head - Software - Data Storage - System Cost
