Method and System for Tracking Health in Animal Populations

A system for monitoring one or more characteristics in an animal population, comprising:

• a first concentrator located at a first location;
• an additional concentrator located at an additional location, the first concentrator and the additional concentrator communicatively couplable to a plurality of animal tag assemblies, each animal tag assembly configured for being disposed on an animal of the animal population, each of the animal tag assemblies including one or more sensors configured to measure one or more animal characteristics of the animal of the animal population,
• wherein the first concentrator and the second concentrator are communicatively couplable to the plurality of animal tag assemblies and configured to acquire the one or more animal characteristics from the plurality of animal tag assemblies,
• a remote server communicatively coupled to the first concentrator and the additional concentrator, wherein the remote server includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory and configured to cause the remote server to:
• identify a first location associated with the first concentrator;
• identify an additional location associated with the additional concentrator;
• receive, at a first time, a first location indicator for the particular tag assembly from the first concentrator when the particular tag assembly is communicatively coupled to the first concentrator;
• receive, at an additional time, an additional location indicator for the particular tag assembly from the additional concentrator when the particular tag assembly is communicatively coupled to the additional concentrator;
• and
• generate an animal history based on at least the first location indicator, the first time, the additional location indicator, and the additional time.

An animal tag assembly for monitoring one or more characteristics in an animal population, comprising:

• an animal tag body;
• one or more temperature sensors disposed on the animal tag body, wherein the animal tag body is configured for placement on an ear of an animal of the animal population, wherein the animal tag body is further configured to acquire a temperature measurement of the member of the animal population;
• one or more processors;
• and
• communication circuitry, wherein the communication circuitry is configured to transmit data to one or more concentrators via a communication protocol executed by the concentrator, wherein the communication circuitry is configured to receive a beacon signal from the concentrator, wherein the one or more processors are configured to enter a search mode when the communication circuitry fails to detect the beacon signal during a selected global data period, and wherein the one or more processors periodically switch the communication circuitry between an on-state and an off-state while in the search mode.