Are all microchips used worldwide ISO compliant?

Prior to the implementation of the ISO standard across the EU and most of the world, various microchip technologies were developed and produced. Most of these microchips are FDX-A format, programmed with numbers which are 10-digits long. These FDX-A microchips are now mostly found in older animals, lab animals or those in zoos. Owners of long lived exotic pets such as birds or tortoises may find that their pet has one of these microchips. The FDX-A technology is also still widely used in the USA, who have decided not to adopt the ISO standards. AVID also produce an encrypted microhip programmed with a 9-digit long number known as the AVID FriendChip, which requires a brand specific or universal scanner in order to be read. Because there are many imported animals and because FDX-A chips are still widely used in the USA we always recommend that vets, rescues, customs staff and other professionals use a universal scanner to ensure that they can read these microchips. Although many scanners are available which can read both FDX-B and FDX-A microchips, these scanners are generally only able to read the Destron/FECAVA FDX-A microchips, they cannot read the Trovan Unique or AVID FriendChip.

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