Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing real time beef cattle monitoring utilizing radio-frequency identification (RFID) based technologies

A method for monitoring livestock performed by a system having at least a processor to execute instructions stored within a memory of the system, wherein the method comprises:

• operating a database system storing data for heads of livestock, wherein each head of livestock is individually identifiable via a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag affixed to each of the heads of livestock, the RFID tag uniquely identifying each of the heads of livestock to the system;
• reading information transmitted from the RFID tags via an antenna array formed from a plurality of antennas configurable to read the information upon any one or more of the heads of livestock entering a defined feeding zone;
• receiving the information transmitted from the RFID tags and storing the information in the database system defining at least (i) a time of entry into the defined feeding zone and (ii) a time of exit from the defined feeding zone;
• analyzing the information stored in the database system to determine when each head of livestock is present within the defined feeding zone;
• monitoring the heads of livestock for anomalous feeding behavior based on the analysis;
• and
• triggering an automatic alert notification when the anomalous feeding behavior is identified for any one of the heads of livestock.

Non-transitory computer readable storage media having instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by a system having at least a processor and a memory therein, the instructions cause the system to perform operations comprising:

• operating a database system storing data for heads of livestock, wherein each head of livestock is individually identifiable via a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag affixed to each of the heads of livestock, the RFID tag uniquely identifying each of the heads of livestock to the system;
• reading information transmitted from the RFID tags via an antenna array formed from a plurality of antennas configurable to read the information upon any one or more of the heads of livestock entering a defined feeding zone;
• receiving the information transmitted from the RFID tags and storing the information in the database system defining at least (i) a time of entry into the defined feeding zone and (ii) a time of exit from the defined feeding zone;
• analyzing the information stored in the database system to determine when each head of livestock is present within the defined feeding zone;
• monitoring the heads of livestock for anomalous feeding behavior based on the analysis;
• and
• triggering an automatic alert notification when the anomalous feeding behavior is identified for any one of the heads of livestock.