I received this reply to the microchip query on Marshall Farm Ferrets
from VP Peter Reid 1/11/04:
 
>Dear Alicia,
>
>Japan has requested this be done for their own proprietary reasons.
>
>There has been no plans to do in the US market at this time.  Any trials
>done in the US would keep the ear tattoo as well.
>
>Thanks.
>Pete
 
so for now Marshall Farms ferrets are all tattooed as in the past and as
Peter reports a US trial on microchipping would still have their ferrets
tattooed.
 
Alicia
www.ferretwise.org
 
Question answered!
[Posted in FML issue 4391]