Livestock management systems and methods
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1. A method of enabling a user to participate in a selected beef marketing program, said method comprising:
- collecting information on a plurality of animals to be certified under said marketing program;
storing said collected information in a database;
querying said database to verify that individual animals of said plurality of animals are certifiable under said marketing program;
notifying said user that said individual animals are certifiable under said marketing program;
selecting said program from a plurality of programs;
providing said user with the capability to view the program requirements that are met; and
providing said user with the capability to view the status of the program requirements.
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Abstract
This invention relates to systems and methods for managing livestock, such as cattle, from conception to consumption. More particularly, this invention relates to systems and methods in which users, such as producers, feedlot managers, packers, buyers, sellers, and consumers, are brought together through shared information and improved communication. Users may access one or more applications, tools, and/or systems to increase the value of each animal, monitor and track each animal, and improve the efficiency of their operation.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of enabling a user to participate in a selected beef marketing program, said method comprising:
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collecting information on a plurality of animals to be certified under said marketing program;
storing said collected information in a database;
querying said database to verify that individual animals of said plurality of animals are certifiable under said marketing program;
notifying said user that said individual animals are certifiable under said marketing program;
selecting said program from a plurality of programs;
providing said user with the capability to view the program requirements that are met; and
providing said user with the capability to view the status of the program requirements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of automatically selecting at least one individual animal out of a plurality of animals that qualifies for at least one branded beef program of a plurality of branded beef programs, said method comprising:
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collecting information on a plurality of animals to be certified under said selected program;
storing said collected information in a central database;
comparing said collected information with the program requirements of said branded beef program of said plurality of branded beef programs;
notifying a user that said individual animals are certifiable;
providing said user with the capability to view the program requirements that are met; and
providing said user with the capability to view the status of the program requirements. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of ensuring compliance with branded beef program requirements, said method comprising:
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detecting that at least one of a product and a service from a distributor is used on a selected individual animal of a plurality of animals;
storing information based on said detection in a database; and
retrieving information from said database to verify that said selected animal complies with said program requirements;
detecting when a user purchases said at least one of a product and a service from said distributor;
enabling said distributor to provide information about said user purchase to said database; and
providing a compliance rating for said animal based, at least in part, on said stored information in said database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of ensuring compliance with beef marketing program requirements, said method comprising:
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monitoring a communication from a first computer concerning a selected individual animal of a plurality of animals;
comparing said communication with compliance enforcement criteria from a database located on a second computer;
verifying that said selected animal complies with said program requirements based at least in part on said comparison;
detecting when a user purchases said at least one of a product and a service from said distributor;
enabling said distributor to provide information about said user purchase to said database; and
providing a compliance rating for said animal based, at least in part, on said stored information in said database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system of enabling a user to participate in a selected beef marketing program, said system comprising:
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a server;
a plurality of computers coupled to said server; and
a central database coupled to said server;
wherein said server is configured to;
collect information on a plurality of animals to be certified under said marketing program;
store said collected information in said database;
query said database to verify that individual animals of said plurality of animals are certifiable under said marketing program; and
notify said user that said individual animals are certifiable under said marketing program. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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