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Miraculous medical potential.
Implantable microchip technology goes well beyond identification devices. An area of immense potential is the use of microchips as diagnostic devices to sense an animal’s physical condition.
For example Digital Angel’s patented Bio-Thermo® temperature-sensing technology: implantable RFID microchips that can be programmed to quickly and easily read the temperature of surrounding body tissue. Currently microchips with Bio-Thermo technology are being sold in the companion pet market in the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Philippines. We are also entering the equine industry, an emerging market with an estimated 6 million horses targeted for potential use. Thoroughbred horses are high value investments noted for their performance capabilities on the racetrack and in the competitive show arena as well as for breeding programs. Keeping these horses safe and healthy is critical to their successful management.
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