Beef Stocker USA 2008 Survey of the Animal Identification Industry
Responding Company: Digi-star
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: |
Digi-Star
LLC |
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Hardware |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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PDA: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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RFID
Reader: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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RFID
Tags: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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Scale
Head and Load Bar: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
Digi-Star
Wrangler Elite system with 550 EID indicator and portable
alleyway platform. MSRP: $2,348.00; StockWeigh
6600 ChuteMaster system w/ 550 EID indicator MSRP: $2,600.00 Both
w/ 3 year warranty and 24/7 tech support service. |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
Digi-Star
Wrangler Elite system with 550 EID indicator and portable
alleyway platform. MSRP: $2,348.00; StockWeigh
10,000 ChuteMaster w/ 550 EID indicator MSRP: $3,265.00 Both
w/ 3 year warranty and 24/7 tech support service. |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
Digi-Star
Wrangler Elite system with 550 EID indicator and portable
alleyway platform. MSRP: $2,348.00; StockWeigh
10,000 ChuteMaster w/ 550 EID indicator MSRP: $3,265.00; StockWeigh
14,000 ChuteMaster (Heavy Hydraulic units) w/ 550 EID indicator MSRP:
$3,508.00 All
systems and components include 3- year warranty and 24/7 tech
support service. |
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Software |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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Central
Database: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
NA |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
NA |
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Total
Costs: |
Recommended
for 50 Head |
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Recommended
for 100 Head |
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Recommended
for >250 Head |
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Comments |
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Company Info - Tags - Hand Held - Stationary - Scale Head - Software - Data Storage - System Cost
