Impact of mandatory microchipping on traceability of sheltered dogs in the Czech Republic

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2017.1376203" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2017.1376203</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2017.1376203" target="_blank" >10.1080/10888705.2017.1376203</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impact of mandatory microchipping on traceability of sheltered dogs in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Records of 4,455 sheltered dogs were analyzed to compare the numbers of traceable (able to be reunited with original caregivers) and untraceable (unable to be reunited with original caregivers) dogs before (Period 1) and after (Period 2) introduction of a mandatory microchipping. Records were also used to compare the numbers of microchipped dogs, to compare dogs&apos; reunification with caregivers, and to estimate possible financial savings. In Period 1, 51.8% of the dogs were untraceable (median length of stay = 14 days) and 48.2% were traceable (median length of stay = 1 day). Of all traceable dogs, 24.5% were microchipped, and 67.5% of microchipped dogs were traceable. In Period 2, 57.1% of dogs were traceable (median length of stay = 0 days), and 42.9% were untraceable (median length of stay = 12 days). Of all traceable dogs, 61.4% had a microchip, and 80% of microchipped dogs were traceable. In Period 2, authorities saved more than US$43,400 on unreclaimed dog care. Mandatory microchipping of dogs appears to be an effective measure to increase reunification of sheltered dogs, decrease length of stay, and save authority funds.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of applied animal welfare science

ISSN

1088-8705

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

108-119

UT code for WoS article

000423509300002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85029680325