The agriculture industry is demanding a cost effective technology that offers significantly enhanced efficiencies in data management, data transfer speed, automation and trace back. With some countries exporting more than 75 percent of their livestock products, there is a dire concern over the economic ramifications of a disease outbreak and the inability to ensure national and international food safety. Consequently, a growing number of governments which includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States, the European Union and others have implemented, or have indicated their intent to implement, mandatory livestock identification. Mandatory identification ensures that a food safety tracking system is in place to trace back diseased animals to their origin for immediate containment or eradication.