Development of a ceramic bolus for the permanent electronic identification of sheep, goat and cattle

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-63

  Caja, G ^a   Conill, C ^a   Nehring, R ^a   Ribo O ^a  

^a Dept Patol I Produccio Animals U ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal identification; Ceramic bolus; Reading range

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; TRANSCEIVERS; TRANSPONDERS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CERAMIC BOLUS; ELECTRONIC ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0032753631     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(99)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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