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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12613"><p>The EXCEL plant at Dodge City, KS kills a lot of "special" cattle, 4H projects, state feedout cattle, show cattle, carcass contest cattle, etc., that are chipped. If they can't locate that chip pretty quick on the line, they condemn the carcass because they can't chance it showing up in meat on consumer's plates. And that's expensive. IMO there's not a foolproof method out there, yet, but we have to come up with something and improve it as we go along.</p><p></p><p>> Sounds like propaganda from people</p><p>> who either don't understand the</p><p>> technology or just don't want to</p><p>> be bothered . All of my dogs are</p><p>> microchipped and I'm very</p><p>> seriously considering doing the</p><p>> same with my cattle and show</p><p>> rabbits. If nothing else, it</p><p>> provides 100% positive</p><p>> identification in the case of a</p><p>> lost or stolen animal -- ear tags</p><p>> can easily be replaced, and</p><p>> tattoos can be changed.</p><p></p><p>> Microchips do NOT migrate in the</p><p>> body -- they are implanted into</p><p>> the skin with a syringe-like</p><p>> device. They're smaller than a</p><p>> grain of rice.</p><p></p><p>> The problem with the readers is</p><p>> that there is more than one type</p><p>> of chip and each type of chip</p><p>> requires it own reader -- in other</p><p>> words, there's no "universal</p><p>> reader" that will read all</p><p>> types of chips.</p><p></p><p>> Some chips contain a lot of</p><p>> information on the chip itself,</p><p>> others contain only a number that</p><p>> has to be cross referenced through</p><p>> a computer data base.</p><p></p><p>> If it were decided that only one</p><p>> type of chip were to be used, it</p><p>> would eliminate most of the</p><p>> problems with reading chips at the</p><p>> plant.</p><p></p><p>> Ann B</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12613"] The EXCEL plant at Dodge City, KS kills a lot of "special" cattle, 4H projects, state feedout cattle, show cattle, carcass contest cattle, etc., that are chipped. If they can't locate that chip pretty quick on the line, they condemn the carcass because they can't chance it showing up in meat on consumer's plates. And that's expensive. IMO there's not a foolproof method out there, yet, but we have to come up with something and improve it as we go along. > Sounds like propaganda from people > who either don't understand the > technology or just don't want to > be bothered . All of my dogs are > microchipped and I'm very > seriously considering doing the > same with my cattle and show > rabbits. If nothing else, it > provides 100% positive > identification in the case of a > lost or stolen animal -- ear tags > can easily be replaced, and > tattoos can be changed. > Microchips do NOT migrate in the > body -- they are implanted into > the skin with a syringe-like > device. They're smaller than a > grain of rice. > The problem with the readers is > that there is more than one type > of chip and each type of chip > requires it own reader -- in other > words, there's no "universal > reader" that will read all > types of chips. > Some chips contain a lot of > information on the chip itself, > others contain only a number that > has to be cross referenced through > a computer data base. > If it were decided that only one > type of chip were to be used, it > would eliminate most of the > problems with reading chips at the > plant. > Ann B [/QUOTE]
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