Bovitrak Equals Higher Efficiency

Streamlining production through better tracking

With Bovitrak, every stage of an animal's life can be tracked. Producers, feeders, processors and retailers now have access to an Internet-based tool to define and research needs and make good business decisions.

The inefficiencies of the beef supply chain at every stage of production are well known – especially the 18 months when animals are on the ranch and feedlot. Bovitrak lets you target these inefficiencies and capture significant additional value per animal. The USDA predicts that there will be about 14 million animals in feedlots across the country in 2004. With those kinds of numbers think of the dollars that can be saved and added to the beef industry!

Improvements in the Supply Chain

1. Reduced duplication of management procedures
   • eliminate unnecessary revaccination
   • avoid duplicate parasite treatments
2. Improved timing and coordination of management procedures
   • castration
   • dehorning
   • elimination of branding (damage to hide and loss of value)
3. Coordination of nutritional needs
4. Reduced performance losses with dietary fine tuning
5. Reduced weight loss due to excessive or unnecessary transportation
6. Creation of marketplace alliances through Beef Concepts alliances

Benefits for Lenders and Buyers

More than any other, the cattle industry has always wrestled with issues related to loan collateralization and conversion. Bovitrak offers an easy way for buyers and lenders to audit assets and be assured that cattle are free and clear of any liens or encumbrances – and that the rightful owner is being paid. Bovitrak also provides an excellent means for financial institutions to determine the market value of cattle in their loan portfolios.