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A Livestock Hormone Pellet Injector for Implanting PIT Tags
Author(s) -
Bergersen Eric P.,
Rogers Kevin B.,
Conger Larry V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8675(1994)014<0224:alhpif>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - pellet , injector , transponder (aeronautics) , livestock , environmental science , biology , ecology , engineering , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering
A low‐cost livestock hormone injection device was modified to allow rapid injection of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags into fish. The device can securely hold up to 24 tags in its plastic rotary cylinder, which protects the tags during transportation and use.