A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of an animal.
Animal tracking devices chip.
Standard pet microchips are typically 11 13 mm long approximately 1 2 inch and 2 mm in diameter.
Specifically regarding gps tracking devices and microchips.
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Ear tags and gps chip implants are science fiction at this stage but that does not mean farmers have nothing available to help them track farm animals or livestock.
The chip about the size of a large grain of rice uses passive radio frequency identification rfid technology and is also known as a pit passive integrated transponder tag.
Real time gps trackers are available and can be used in smaller duration of time 40 hours and fastened to the animals through the use of creative means.
In this article we will take a closer look at why these are in fact myths and clarify the important distinctions.
Two common misconceptions are 1 that gps trackers can be implanted into dogs and other pets and 2 microchips are available which offer gps tracking capabilities.