Laboratory Animals > Volume 29, Number 3 > Pp. 339-344

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Microchip implant system used for animal identification in laboratory rabbits, guineapigs, woodchucks and in amphibians

Margund Mrozek, Roger Fischer, Michael Trendelenburg and Uwe Zillmann

Central Animal laboratories 2020, German Cancer Research Centre, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Biomedical Structure Analysis Group 0195, German Cancer Research Centre, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Biomedical Structure Analysis Group 0195, German Cancer Research Centre, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Central Animal laboratories 2020, German Cancer Research Centre, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Traditional methods for animal identification have a number of drawbacks. We evaluated a new system for individual identification using microchip implants in rabbits, guineapigs, woodchucks (Marmota monax) and amphibians (Xenopus laevis, Pleurodeles waltlii). Implantation procedure and long-term observations are described. Microchip implants proved to be a practicable and reliable system for animal identification without obvious adverse effects. The applicability of electronic animal identification in comparison with common methods and with regard to animal welfare and legal aspects is discussed.

Key Words: ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION • MICROCHIP IMPLANT • TRANSPONDER • SMALL MAMMALS • AMPHIBIANS

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