Multi-frequency RFID reader for cattle

A system comprising:

• a controller;
• a first RFID transponder operating in a low frequency range;
• a first transceiver in communication with the first RFID transponder and in communication with the controller, wherein the first transceiver communicates first cattle data to the controller in a first format;
• a second RFID transponder operating in an ultra-high frequency range;
• a second transceiver in communication with the second RFID transponder and in communication with the controller, wherein the second transceiver communicates second cattle data to the controller in a second format, the second format being different than the first format;
• and
• wherein the controller determines the identity of an animal based on the first cattle data and the second cattle data, and wherein the controller outputs the identity of the animal;
• wherein the first format comprises a single base 10 number of the format xxxyyyyyyyyyyy, where xxx is the country/manufacturer code and yyyyyyyyyyyy is the unique non-repeating ID of the cattle tag.

A method comprising:

• receiving first cattle data from a first transceiver that operates in low frequency of 134.2 kHz or 124.2 kHz;
• receiving second cattle data from a second transceiver that operates in high frequency between 902 MHz-928 MHz;
• looking up the identity of an animal based on the first cattle data and the second cattle data;
• and
• outputting a single output that includes the identity of the animal;
• wherein the first format comprises a single base 10 number of the format xxxyyyyyyyyyyyy, where xxx is the country/manufacturer code and yyyyyyyyyyyy is the unique non-repeating ID of the cattle tag.