| Equine Identification is an extremely important asset | | | | than cattle, because Equine are injected with a glass |
| that should be considered in the overall business plan | | | | transponder, where as cattle use ear tags, for their |
| for ranches. Equine theft has always been a major | | | | identification. Ear tags generally cost more than glass |
| problem, and with the value of some pure breeds, it is | | | | transponders. |
| a small price to pay for a valuable asset. | | | | The main benefits of micro chipping horses, is exact |
| In the past tattooing horses was one of the preferred | | | | identification of equine in the event of a theft, natural |
| choices of identification, and accepted by most | | | | disaster, and insurance claims. Being able to identify |
| ranchers and professionals within the equine industry. | | | | your horse is the most important aspect. |
| Since the Mad Cow disease outbreak in 2003, | | | | There are several companies that provide complete |
| Equine Identification had been included in the USDA | | | | equine identification kits, where you could micro chip |
| National Animal Identification System (NAIS). | | | | your horse, and then register all the import details on |
| Livestock-ID is a blog that provides free content and | | | | their national database. This is where the value of |
| resources related to animal Identification. | | | | micro chipping comes into play. |
| Equine is considered a highly valuable livestock, which | | | | When the equine is scanned with a Radio Frequency |
| does not share the same opposition of ranchers for | | | | Identification (RFID) reader, the tag id can be searched |
| other livestock such as Cattle, Bison, Sheep, Goats, | | | | for in a national database, which records all details of |
| and Pigs. | | | | the horse, from date of birth, to the actual owner, and |
| The costs to microchip horses is considerably less | | | | owner's contact details. |