A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a dog, cat, horse,parrot or other animal. The chip, about the size of a large grain of rice, uses passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, and is also known as a PIT tag (for Passive Integrated Transponder) .
Externally attached microchips such as RFID ear tags are commonly used to identify farm and ranch animals other than horses. Some external microchips can be read with the same scanner used with implanted chips.
In dogs and cats, chips are usually inserted below the skin at the back of the neck between the shoulder blades on the dorsal midline. According to one reference, continental European pets get the implant in the left side of the neck.[2] The chip can often be felt under the skin. Thin layers of connective tissue form around the implant and hold it in place.
Horses are microchipped on the left side of the neck, halfway between the poll and withers and approximately one inch below the midline of the mane, into the nuchal ligament.
Birds are implanted in their breast muscles. Proper restraint is necessary so the operation requires either two people (an avian veterinarian and a veterinary technician) or general anesthesia.
Implanted microchips can distort magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), including those of the spinal cord.
Specifications of Animal Microchip:
R/W standard | ISO11784/5 FDX-B |
frequency | 134.2KHz |
size | Animal microchip syringe: Ø1.4x8mm, Ø2.12x12mm RFID glass tag: 1.25x7, 1.4x8, 1.5x8m, 2x6/8/10/12, 3x13, 3.85x23/32, 4x34mm |
anti-collision standard | IP67 |
period of validity | 10years |
storage temperature | -20°C to +50°C |
operation temperature | 0°C to 50°C |
color | white |
weight | 6.86g(for a complete syringe) |
length | 111±2mm |
width | 50±1mm |
injection material | polypropylene |
packing manner | syringe |
sterilization | EO gas, 5 years' guarantee |
Bar code span | Contains six adhesive-sticker one-dimensional bar code spans |
certificate | International Committee For Animal Recording (ICAR) |