VDB06 Bluetooth Location Ear Tags for Pigs, Cattle & Sheep

2026-06-30/ By Admin

VDB06 Bluetooth livestock ear tags fit pigs, cattle, sheep and horses. IP67 waterproof, ultra-long battery life, built-in step counting, temperature customization & geo-fence alert. Paired with 4G Bluetooth gateways, it enables real-time animal tracking, health monitoring and anti-loss stock counting for digital large-scale farms.

Solve Traditional Farming Pain Points with One Bluetooth Ear Tag

Large-scale pig, cattle and sheep farmers have long struggled with recurring management headaches. Manual livestock counting wastes massive labor; grazing cattle and sheep often wander off, leading to severe economic losses. Farmers rely entirely on manual observation to detect sick or estrous animals, which often delays optimal intervention. Manual stock statistics also produce frequent errors, making farm records chaotic and hard to trace.

As smart animal husbandry becomes mainstream, Bluetooth location ear tags have become core hardware for pasture digital transformation. The VDB06 livestock Bluetooth ear tag is a comprehensive animal monitoring device built on low-power BLE 4.2 Bluetooth technology. It integrates location tracking, activity monitoring and geo-fence anti-loss alerts, with customizable temperature sensing modules. Matched with the VDG01 4G Bluetooth gateway and cloud management platform, it forms a full-stack system covering livestock data collection, transmission and analysis, completely eliminating the drawbacks of extensive traditional farming.

Core Advantages of VDB06 Bluetooth Ear Tags – Designed for Long-Term Wear on All Livestock

Custom-engineered for pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, camels and even wild animals, the VDB06 ear tag is fully optimized for harsh outdoor and barn farming environments.

The shell is molded from wear-resistant, high-toughness eco-friendly plastic with zero toxic ingredients, so it will not irritate livestock skin even after years of continuous wear. The material delivers outstanding hydrolysis resistance and low-temperature flexibility, ensuring stable performance in open pastures all year round and damp enclosed barns. Rated IP67 dustproof and waterproof, the internal circuit stays fully protected against rain, manure and dust buildup, greatly extending the service life of the device.

Compact and lightweight, the tag fits standard livestock ear tag mounting positions. Farmers can install it quickly with universal ear tag pliers without purchasing special tools, cutting down installation time significantly. Powered by a CR2032WT dedicated button lithium battery, the ultra-low-power circuit delivers exceptional longevity. Under default settings (10-second data upload interval, +4dBm transmit power), the tag runs continuously for 22 months. When switched to low-power 0dBm mode with a 50-meter open-air signal range, the battery life extends up to 2.5 years, slashing recurring labor and material costs from frequent battery replacements.

For communication, the tag complies with standard iBeacon broadcast protocols and delivers a maximum open-air signal coverage of 70 meters. Multiple adjustable transmit power levels are available to suit small enclosed barns and vast open grazing lands alike. Built-in AES hardware encryption secures all transmitted location and biometric data, preventing farm data leaks and protecting pasture information security. The operating temperature range spans -40℃ to 85℃, supporting uninterrupted stable operation through frigid northern winters and scorching southern summers.

3 Core Functions for Refined Intelligent Pasture Management

1. Real-Time Location & Geo-Fencing to Prevent Livestock Loss
The VDB06 Bluetooth ear tag continuously broadcasts Bluetooth signals, which are captured in real time by VDG01 industrial 4G Bluetooth gateways deployed across the farm. The cloud platform displays the real-time position of every single animal 24/7. Farm managers can draw custom geo-fence boundaries on the backend system. If livestock stray outside the preset activity zone, the system instantly pushes SOS alert notifications to both mobile phones and desktop terminals. This enables fast retrieval of wandering animals during grazing and open-range farming, minimizing financial losses from missing livestock. Automatic batch stock counting is also supported: all ear tags within gateway coverage upload quantity data automatically, replacing time-consuming manual headcounts and finishing inventory for hundreds of livestock within minutes.

2. Smart Step Counting for Early Livestock Health Risk Detection
Equipped with a high-precision step sensor, the tag records daily livestock activity levels around the clock and generates automated activity trend curves on the cloud backend. Healthy animals maintain stable daily movement patterns. If an animal stays inactive and recumbent for long periods, the data curve will show obvious abnormalities, alerting managers to conduct on-site inspections promptly. This enables early identification of illness or estrus signs, avoiding large-scale disease outbreaks and cutting costs on veterinary medicine and livestock loss.

3. Customizable Temperature Sensing for Full Livestock Health Monitoring
For high-standard intensive farms, the VDB06 Bluetooth location ear tag supports optional built-in temperature sensing. Once fitted, the device continuously collects ear temperature data and synchronizes readings to the cloud platform. The system automatically compares readings against normal livestock temperature thresholds and triggers alerts for abnormal body heat. Farmers no longer need to take temperatures manually for every animal, building a regular epidemic prevention system powered by data. Temperature and activity data combined accurately identify estrous females and weak sick livestock, boosting breeding success rates and livestock survival rates.

Complete IoT System Workflow – Manage Thousands of Livestock Single-Handedly

The solution provides a full livestock IoT system including ear tags, gateways and cloud platforms, with an intuitive operation workflow that even novice farmers can master quickly.

First, install the VDB06 Bluetooth ear tag on each animal’s ear. Deploy matching VDG01 waterproof 4G Bluetooth gateways according to pasture size and barn layout. The gateways continuously capture broadcast signals from all in-range ear tags and transmit location, step count and temperature data to cloud servers via Cat.1 4G cellular networks. Farmers log into the exclusive livestock big data platform via desktop web browsers or mobile apps to view real-time animal positions, daily activity records and temperature history anytime, anywhere.

The platform comes with built-in data aggregation, anomaly alert and historical record query functions. All livestock data is permanently stored to realize full life-cycle traceability, making it ideal for digital upgrades on large farms, agricultural cooperatives and eco-pastures.

Wide Application Scenarios for All Livestock Farming Models

The VDB06 Bluetooth location ear tag adapts to every type of animal husbandry operation. It works for enclosed intensive pig farms, large beef and sheep farms, open-range horse ranches, camel pastures, and even wildlife reserve tracking programs.

Small and medium-sized farms can deploy a small number of gateways and ear tags to realize automated barn inventory and basic location tracking. Large open pastures deploy multiple networked gateways to expand signal coverage, paired with geo-fence functions to stop livestock straying across boundaries. Breeding-focused farms can select temperature-sensing customized versions to pinpoint estrus cycles using temperature and activity data, improving mating success. Agricultural supervision authorities can also deploy the tags for individual livestock traceability to strengthen food safety tracking systems.

Manufacturer Customization & Shipment Services – One-Stop Sourcing with Zero Hassle

As an original manufacturer specializing in self-developed Bluetooth beacons and IoT gateways, the supplier provides each VDB06 Bluetooth ear tag complete with a matching CR2032 lithium battery out of the box, ready for immediate installation upon delivery. Beyond standard location and step-count features, temperature sensing modules can be customized per farm requirements. Clients may contact technical support to discuss additional personalized functional development.

The supporting VDG01 industrial Bluetooth gateway features a fully waterproof industrial casing, requiring no extra protective housing for outdoor open-air installation. 4G full-network communication ensures stable data transmission without wired internet restrictions, making it deployable in mountainous areas, grasslands and remote breeding zones. We provide full technical support including equipment commissioning and platform operation guidance for the entire hardware and cloud platform suite, lowering the threshold for pasture digital transformation.

Smart animal husbandry represents the future of the livestock industry, replacing outdated manual management with digital hardware. Boasting ultra-long battery life, high ingress protection, multi-functional design and low overall costs, the VDB06 Bluetooth location ear tag delivers a lightweight digital upgrade solution for all types of farms. Data-driven operations replace manual patrols, cutting costs related to missing livestock, disease outbreaks and labor while helping farmers achieve cost reduction, efficiency growth and scientific refined breeding.