Report Overview
Global Veterinary RFID Readers Market size is expected to be worth around US$ 2.7 Billion by 2035 from US$ 1.3 Billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 7.6% during the forecast period 2026-2035. In 2025, North America led the market, achieving over 45.1% share with a revenue of US$ 0.6 Billion.
Increasing emphasis on traceability, disease control, and supply chain transparency accelerates the Veterinary RFID Readers market as livestock producers and regulatory bodies adopt electronic identification systems to monitor individual animals throughout their lifecycle.
Large-scale cattle and buffalo operations increasingly deploy fixed RFID readers at weighing scales, feed stations, and sorting gates to automatically record animal movement, weight gain, and health events, enabling data-driven decisions on breeding, feeding, and culling strategies.
Top Key Players
- Allflex USA, Inc. (MSD Animal Health)
- Datamars SA
- Bayer AG
- Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD Animal Health)
- HID Global Corporation
- Pethealth Inc.
- Cryo-Tag
- Ardes
- Certis Europe
- Korthax
- LAIPAC
Recent Developments
- In August 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the United States Department of Agriculture awarded a major contract to Merck Animal Health to strengthen swine traceability systems across the United States. Beginning in fall 2025, the program initiated the distribution of RFID tags and supporting infrastructure at no cost to producers, with total support reaching up to $20 million. This initiative is expected to significantly accelerate the adoption of handheld RFID readers among pork producers, improving disease tracking and response capabilities through 2026.
- In early 2026, HID Global introduced a new generation of ultra-compact glass transponders along with compatible multi-frequency readers. These innovations are designed to support applications in companion animals and research laboratories, enabling less invasive tagging for small animals such as exotics and laboratory rodents. The advancement ensures high read accuracy while maintaining compatibility with compact handheld scanning devices, supporting precision tracking in sensitive environments.
