Electronic weighing, identification and subdermal body temperature sensing of range livestock

Individual animal weights can be obtained manually or automatically in a computer-compatible format with an electronic scale. If an electronic identification, subdermal body temperature sensing unit is interfaced with an electronic scale, the weight, identification, and subdermal body temperature of individually identified animals can be obtained either manually or automatically, and transcriptional and phonetic errors thus eliminated. Electronics can be used at remote locations despite extreme temperatures, dust, and fluctuation in battery power. For research purposes, daily weight fluctuations, watering behavior, and subdermal body temperature can be recorded continuously. When the system becomes commercially available, increased livestock production at a lower cost will be possible.