Downloadable mobile applications for use in connection with tracking and monitoring animals and livestock; remote electronic identification systems, namely, radio frequency, cellular communication, and near-field communication (NFC) tags, chips, transponders, scanners, and readers for tracking and monitoring animals and livestock; electronic identification tags and buttons for tracking and monitoring animals and livestock; electronic sensors to gather physiologic and environmental data about animals and utilize radio frequency, cellular communication, and near-field communication (NFC) for the purposes of livestock and animal tracking and monitoring; electronic devices for locating, tracking, and monitoring livestock and animals using wireless systems; electronic sensors for capturing animal and livestock health, wellness and performance biometrics for monitoring and tracking animal and livestock health, wellness, and performance and transmitting the biometrics to a database