Assessment of an Injectable RFID Temperature Sensor for Indication of Horse Well-Being

This study investigated an injectable radio frequency identification (RFID) and temperature sensor (TX1400 B, Digital Angel, Inc., St. Paul, MN-USA). The sensor is implanted into the neck and used to measure temperature and a unique identity code.

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