Effect of the Transportation on the Readability and Retention of the Endo-reticulum Transponder in Goats Sarda Breeds

The Authors report the results of an experiment designed to: a) verify ceramic bolus retention in goats during, and immediately after, transportation; b) verify transponder readability after transportation. Transponder retention and readability was evaluated during the 7th Provincial Goats Fair (Sardinia) on 104 goats. 63 adult and 41 younger than 1 year, came from 8 breeders who had identified their whole flocks electronically. Transponder retention and readability was verified, immediately before leaving the breeder and on return, using a portable reader (static reading). On arrival at the fair, the animals were read using a stationary reader fitted with an antenna located at one side of a corridor through which the animals passed (dynamic reading). No cases of loss or malfunctioning of the identifiers were observed. The readability of transponders proved to be 100% during the three different controls.

SOLINAS Irene;  PINNA Walter;  SEDDA Patrizio;  DELOGU Gianmichele;  MONIELLO Giuseppe;  BITTI Mario; 

2006-05-03

Wageningen Academic Pubblisher

JRC31608

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC31608,