The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for many horse owners. The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) has created a central source for accurate information to help horse owners keep their horses healthy during this pandemic. Users will be able to download and print fact sheets and educational materials that can [...]

Large and small breeding and training facilities see microchip in use on an everyday basis. ProID® Microchips are widely used around the world, so it is no surprise to see them in everyday use at top breeding, training and reproductive facilities in the United States. Imported horses are almost always [...]

Final USDA Rule: Traceability for horses moving interstate - 2013:  Accepted methods of official identification are one of the following: 1. A microchip (electronic identification) that complies with ISO 11784/11785. (15 digits long) 2. A microchip (electronic identification) that is Non-ISO is accepted if it was installed prior to March 11, [...]

Horse management made simpler with tiny microchips and our Hero - Bluetooth® scanner. Eliminate mistakes by using this accurate, dependable and permanent method of ID. Microchip recipient mares and that look-alike crop of foals? Match and/or confirm individual horses with parents and pedigrees.  Enter data on the go with your [...]

'840' is the United States Country Code for identification, recognized around the world.  When a microchip begins with the USA country code of '840' you can be sure of these things: Microchip numbers with an 840 prefix are made only by USDA approved companies. Companies that manufacture the 840 microchips [...]

Microchip Identification for EIA Control - A good example... The dramatic drop in Equine Infectious Anemia in the state of Louisiana can be credited to the state’s EIA program, launched in 1994. Permanent ID in the form of a microchip, a brand or a tattoo,  is required at the time blood [...]