Table 2 Summary of reported performance metrics from recent neonate survival research using traditional vaginal implant transmitters relative to results of this study (bottom row) using radio-linked vaginal implant transmitters (VITs) in Sussex County, Delaware, USA
From: An initial performance review of vaginal implant transmitters paired with GPS collars
Study area | VITs deployed | Expelled at birth site | Neonates located | Neonates/birth site | Premature expulsions | >1 Neonate at birth site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado [3] | 47 | 36 (77%) | 60 | 1.4 | 11 (23%) | – |
Colorado [8] | 147 | 59 (40%) | 89 | 1.5 | 34 (23%) | – |
Louisiana [34] | 102 | 46 (45%) | 70 | 1.5 | 3 (3%) | 24 (52%) |
Missouri [38] | 80 | 64 (80%) | 89 | 1.4 | – | – |
Alabama [41] | 16 | 11 (69%) | 14 | 1.3 | 1 (6%) | – |
Connecticut [42] | 103 | 56 (54%) | 79 | 1.4 | – | 25 (45%) |
Kentucky [44] | 54 | 45 (83%) | 61 | 1.4 | 1 (2%) | – |
Delaware | 44 | 26 (59%) | 44 | 1.7 | 12 (27%) | 18 (69%) |