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The identification of animals that are used in laboratories for tests is vitally important, since the results of the study are almost invariably of greater value than the animals themselves and the identification products used, and mistakes can have severe consequences. Thus the correct allocation of the captured data concerning each individual animal becomes all the more important.
Notching is hardly possible, while attaching tags or even carefully-executed tattooing can lead to significant mistakes in the reading or transmission of data. The mis-identification of animals and of their identification devices during the course of a study, and thus an incorrect allocation of the captured data, can have a disastrous effect on the subsequent analysis.
The transponder (bio-glass, 12 mm x 2.12 mm) is an ideal means of identification, since the animal's identity is detected without physical contact and any risk of an incorrect identification thus eliminated. It is not possible to misread a transponder. And if this reading is carried out using intelligent reading devices capable of electronically registering additional data (such as the animal's sex or weight, or special reactions), these data are automatically allocated to the transponder code number and electronically transferred to the computer along with it. Thus any danger of mistakes is reduced to the absolute bare minimum.
Our partner company FBI Science (http://www.fbiscience.com) offers flexible laboratory and pet animal data management as well as data management solutions for sport animals and livestock breeding.
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