Livestock Identification Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The livestock identification market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.24 billion in 2024 to $2.49 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to disease control and traceability, food safety and quality assurance, market demands for quality assurance, supply chain efficiency, globalization of trade.

The livestock identification market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.55 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to climate change resilience, supply chain transparency, pandemic preparedness, sustainability initiatives, animal welfare concerns. Major trends in the forecast period include blockchain integration, data analytics and AI, remote sensing technologies, mobile applications and cloud solutions, environmental and climate monitoring.

The increasing demand for animal welfare is expected to propel the growth of the livestock identification market going forward. Animal welfare refers to the ethical and moral responsibility humans have to ensure the physical and mental well-being of animals under their care or influence. Animal welfare demand arises due to growing public awareness and concern about the welfare of animals, driven by increased media coverage, education, and advocacy efforts. Livestock identification is employed to promote animal welfare by enabling more efficient and targeted management practices, facilitating disease control efforts, and ensuring that animals receive appropriate care and interventions to maintain their health and well-being. For instance, in 2022, according to reports published by the American Pet Products Association, Inc., a US-based non-profit association, $123.6 billion was spent on pet animal welfare in the US in 2021, which has since climbed to $136.8 billion by 2022. Therefore, the increasing demand for animal welfare is expected to propel the growth of the livestock identification market.

Major companies operating in the livestock identification market are concentrating on new innovative advancements such as SenseHub Feedlotb, a software system designed to monitor livestock. This system monitors the health and well-being of cattle in feedlots. This technology uses electronic ear tags to track behavioral and biometric data, such as body temperature and activity, allowing for 24/7 monitoring of the animals. For instance, in February 2022, Merck & Co., Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, introduced senseHub feedlot, a new system designed to monitor the health and well-being of cattle in feedlots. This technology assists in detecting sick animals earlier, allowing for quicker evaluation and treatment, which can lead to lower treatment costs, reduced mortality, and improved treatment outcomes. The system utilizes sensors to monitor cattle temperature and movement, providing real-time data to detect potentially sick cattle earlier and more accurately than traditional visual observation. Additionally, it features an illuminating electronic ear tag that makes it easy to identify and sort cattle needing attention with less labor.

In September 2022, Zoetis Inc., a US-based leader in animal health, acquired Jurox for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition expands Zoetis' portfolio with a wide range of veterinary medicines, including over 150 products such as anti-infectives, parasiticides, and the prominent anesthetic product Alfaxan. This move enables Zoetis to provide a more comprehensive set of solutions to veterinary professionals and livestock producers. Jurox is an Australia-based animal health company.

Major companies operating in the livestock identification market are DeLaval Inc., Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited, Nedap N.V., BouMatic LLC, SCR Dairy Inc., Ceres Tag Ltd, AEG Identification Systems, Y-Tex Corporation, Afimilk Ltd, MS Schippers B.V., Avid Identification Systems Inc., Shearwell Data Ltd, IdentiGEN Limited, Quantified AG, Animana B.V., Cainthus Ltd, Connecterra B.V., Cowlar Ltd, Datamars SA, Küpsan Hayvanclk, Moocall Ltd, CowManager B.V., Allflex Livestock Intelligence Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the Livestock identification market in 2024. The regions covered in the livestock identification market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the livestock identification market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The livestock identification market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as RFID tagging services, ear tagging services, biometric identification services, consulting and integration services, and regulatory compliance services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The livestock identification market consists of sales of electronic identification (EID) tags, handling equipment, feed and nutrition products, electronic monitoring systems, branding equipment, and tattooing equipment. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

Livestock identification refers to the process of uniquely identifying individual animals or groups of animals for various purposes, such as traceability, disease control, and record-keeping. It involves keeping records on individual farm animals or groups of farm animals so that they can be easily tracked.

The main types of livestock identification are hardware and software. Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer or any device, including its internal and external parts. And it includes various product types such as microchips, radio frequency identification tags, bolus tags, neck tags, and other identification systems, it used technologies are radio frequency identification (RFID), barcodes, global positioning systems (GPS), and others, and they are used in various applications such as in cattle, poultry, swine/pigs, and others.

The main types of livestock identification are hardware and software. Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer or any device, including its internal and external parts. And it includes various product types such as microchips, radio frequency identification tags, bolus tags, neck tags, and other identification systems, it used technologies are radio frequency identification (RFID), barcodes, global positioning systems (GPS), and others, and they are used in various applications such as in cattle, poultry, swine/pigs, and others.

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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