Microchips
Microchips are tiny, passive electronic devices, ranging in size from 12 to 28 millimetres in length and 2.1 to 3.5 millimetres in diameter. The smallest microchip is about the size of a grain of rice. LifeChips are manufactured in an ISO 9002 facility to Australian standard AS5018/5019 where, during the manufacturing process, each microchip is individually inscribed and programmed to store a unique, permanent, 10 to 15 digit alphanumeric identification code. The microchip is coupled with an antenna and sealed in an inert glass capsule.
The microchip is implanted into an animal using a procedure similar to a routine vaccination. After implantation, the device remains with the animal for life, where it provides the animal's unique ID number anytime it is scanned by a compatible electronic ID scanner. Once implanted into the animal, the microchip remains inactive until read with a scanner that sends a low radio frequency signal to the chip, providing the power needed by the microchip to send its unique code back to the scanner and positively identify the animal. The use of a microchip allows the ID number to be stored permanently inside the animal, just under the skin, where it cannot be lost or altered. The microchip will last for the life of the animal with the unique ID number intact.
134.2 kHz ISO microchips (20 mm and 30 mm) passed stringent tests conducted by the Joint Research Center of the E.U. at Ispra, Italy which will allow them to be part of the IDEA project which is commissioned by the European Union to evaluate the feasibility of electronic identification in livestock animals.
Migration occurs when the RFID implant moves away from the original implant site. Once a microchip has migrated, it may become difficult to detect and be easily missed when the animal is scanned for the presence of a microchip. The BioBond anti-migration cap inhibits the movement of the microchip so it will be easily and quickly located and read at the original implant site.
To view the study which investigates the effect of placing Bio-Bond®, a porous polymer sheath, on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponder implants to reduce migration from a known implant site, please click on the link below:
The microchip is implanted into an animal using a procedure similar to a routine vaccination. After implantation, the device remains with the animal for life, where it provides the animal's unique ID number anytime it is scanned by a compatible electronic ID scanner. Once implanted into the animal, the microchip remains inactive until read with a scanner that sends a low radio frequency signal to the chip, providing the power needed by the microchip to send its unique code back to the scanner and positively identify the animal. The use of a microchip allows the ID number to be stored permanently inside the animal, just under the skin, where it cannot be lost or altered. The microchip will last for the life of the animal with the unique ID number intact.
134.2 kHz ISO microchips (20 mm and 30 mm) passed stringent tests conducted by the Joint Research Center of the E.U. at Ispra, Italy which will allow them to be part of the IDEA project which is commissioned by the European Union to evaluate the feasibility of electronic identification in livestock animals.
BioBond®
The patented BioBond anti-migration cap is a porous polypropylene polymer sheath attached to RFID microchip implants to impede migration of the device within animal tissue. The use of the patented BioBond cap results in increased retention by promoting the development of fibrocytes and collagen fibers around the implant, thus inhibiting movement of the implant within the animal.Migration occurs when the RFID implant moves away from the original implant site. Once a microchip has migrated, it may become difficult to detect and be easily missed when the animal is scanned for the presence of a microchip. The BioBond anti-migration cap inhibits the movement of the microchip so it will be easily and quickly located and read at the original implant site.
To view the study which investigates the effect of placing Bio-Bond®, a porous polymer sheath, on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponder implants to reduce migration from a known implant site, please click on the link below:
- Summary of Field Studies Evaluating the Efficacy of Bio-Bond®
A Porous Polymer Sheath, on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Transponders to Prevent Migration from a Known Implant Site
Microchips are tiny, passive electronic devices, ranging in size from 12 to 28 millimetres in length and 2.1 to 3.5 millimetres in diameter. The smallest microchip is about the size of a grain of rice. All microchips are manufactured in an ISO 9002 facility where, during the manufacturing process, each microchip is individually inscribed and programmed to store a unique, permanent, 10 to 15 digit alphanumeric identification code. The microchip is coupled with 
an antenna and sealed in an inert glass capsule.
