A study on the applicability of implantable microchip transponders for body temperature measurements in pigs.docVIP

Lohse et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010, 52:29 /content/52/1/29 RESEARCH Open Access A study on the applicability of implantable Research microchip transponders for body temperature measurements in pigs Louise Lohse1, ?se Uttenthal1, Claes En?e2 and Jens Nielsen*1 Abstract Background: The applicability of an electronic monitoring system using microchip transponders for measurement of body temperatures was tested in 6-week-old conventional Danish weaners infected with classical swine fever virus (CSFV). Subcutaneous tissue temperatures obtained by the implantable transponders were