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A definite advantage of electronic identification is the versatility of this technique, which can be used to identify dogs, cats and horses… as well as birds, rodents, reptiles, fish… etc.
Dog
The transponder can be implanted subcutaneously on the left side of the neck or under the left ear, near by the mandible zone.
Cat
The transponder can be implanted subcutaneously on the left side of the neck or under the left ear, near by the mandible zone.
Horse
The chip is implanted in the nuchal ligament, above the neck on the left side (superior third) at some 3cm under the mane. The transponder can also to implanted intramuscularly on the left side of the neck, approximately a hands breadth under the mane, at a depth of 2-3cm.
Cattle
There are currently 3 microchipping methods:
- the electronic eartag (containing the tranponder)
- the electronic bolus
- the subcutaneous implant in the cartilage of the ear
Fish
The chip is implanted at the base of the dorsal fin on the left side, or in the coelomic cavity.
Birds
Transponders can be implanted in most bird species. It is preferable to implant it as close as possible to the crest of the keel-bone to avoid all risk of migration.
Turtles
For small specimens it is implanted subcutaneously in the fold of the thigh or the retroperitoneal hollow between the neck and the forelimb (intramusucularly for species with very fine skin). Intraabdominally, it can also be implanted intraperitioneally behind the thigh. For medium and large sized specimens, the chip is implanted in the fold of the thigh subcutaneously or the base of the tail on the forsal face for difficult species.
Rabbits and Other Small Mammals
The chip is implanted subcutaneously on the left side of the neck or sometimes subcutaneously between the shoulders.
Snakes, Lizards and Iguanas
The site of the implantation depends on the size of the specimen. For large lizards (like an adult green iguana), it is best to choose subcutaneous implantation on the left side of the neck or the region of the left quadriceps. For small lizards, the chip is implanted ventrally 1 or 2cm to the left of the median line, to aviod danmage to the median abdominal vein.
For snakes the transponder is implanted subcutaneously at the junction of the lateral and ventral scales in the caudal third of the body. The Council of British Veterinary Zoological Society recommends implant subcutaneously on the left side in the nack of the head (as a distance twice the length of the head from the front). Implantation can also be intramuscular in the left dorsal muscle.
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