
%0 Journal Article
%A Hasker, PJS 
%A Bassingthwaighte, J 
%T Implanting electronic identification transponders under the scutifon cartilage of beef cattle is inappropriate under Australian conditions
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1995/01/01
%V 35
%N 1
%P 15-18
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9950015
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9950015 
%X Poor readout and recovery rates of electronic identification (EID) transponders at the slaughter of feedlot steers raise doubts about the suitability of the scutiform cartilage as a site for implanting EID transponders in commercial beef herds in Australia. At slaughter, a readout was obtained from73% of 4630 implanted steers that were scanned. Failure to give a readout was due to broken and lost transponders. Less than three-quarters of the transponders giving a readout at slaughter were recovered. These results could not be totally attributed to implanting procedure as they were similar for different feedlot-abattoir combinations and different operators. 
