Naslov
Experiences with Hermann's tortoise (Testudo Hermanni) microchipping in Slovenia - Short communication

Autori
Dovč, Alenka ; Stvarnik, Mateja ; Mavri, Urška ; Gregurić Gračner, Gordana ; Tomažić, Iztok

Izvornik
Acta veterinaria Hungarica (0236-6290) 64 (2016), 1; 47-53

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
animal identification systems ; defects ; microchipping ; tortoises

Sažetak
This study describes experiences obtained with microchipping of Hermann's tortoises in Slovenia. Over a period of three years, a total of 5, 128 Hermann's tortoises from parental breeding stock were microchipped. Microchips were implanted subcutaneously in the left inguinal region. During the application of microchips, males were bleeding in 2.6% and females in 1.4% of the cases. Bleeding frequency was related to sex, animal size and environmental temperature at the time of microchipping. The presence of microchips was followed up over a period of several years. At the control check conducted a few years later, all previously microchipped tortoises were included. Out of the entire parental breeding stock, 235 (4.6%) had lost their microchips, thus 63 males (5.7%) and 172 females (4.3%) were unmarked. The possible reasons for microchip loss are migration or inactivity of the implanted microchips.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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