electronic reading, tracking, scanning and signaling devices, namely magnetic stripe readers, barcode readers, laser scanners, RFID readers, GPS tracking system, digital thermometers, non-contact temperature measuring devices; internal and external animal identification devices namely microchips, transponders, tags, implants and boluses; apparatus for weighing animals, namely scales; infra-red, laser and ultrasound apparatus, namely line scanners, 3D laser digitizers, sonar transducers, imaging cameras, thermal imaging and surface measurement devices for use in measuring size of animals; microchip identification systems, comprised of injectable implant, implant applicator, reader devices, buffers, adaptors, host computer, tracking database; computer software for use in database management of animals; computer programs for use in testing electronic devices, communication, capturing real-time data direct from electronic devices, transferring stored data from electronic devices to database application, automated importing of data including carcass data, automated exporting of data to external databases, data warehousing, database synchronization and replication, animal procurement management, tracking animal costing, forecasting animal profitability, animal disease diagnosis and management; data processing equipment, namely desktop personal computer, notebook personal computer, handheld personal computer and microprocessor based devices; and computer hardware namely computer peripherals, electronic identification systems, namely electronic identification systems for animals comprised of components of listed above; data collection, monitoring and management systems, comprised of components of listed above