Inserting sheep EID ear tags correctly can reduce the risk of losing tags and causing welfare problems to the sheep due to torn and ripped ears. There are a range of tags on the market from a variety ...

Bright pink ear tags for sheep are now being sold to help raise funds for breast cancer. A company producing sheep tags has come up with the novel idea to raise money for the McGrath Foundation. The ...

Sheep producers are paying extra for new electronic tags, but say too many tags are falling off as the transition into mandatory electronic tags begins. Sheep producers are noticing a ...

Sheep producers who move animals across state lines must now have the animals officially identified with a USDA ear tag. The new regulation is part of the National Scrapie Eradication Program, says ...

RESEARCH in Wales has confirmed that plans by EC Food Safety Commissioner David Byrne to make farmers mark each sheep with ear tags and electronic identification are neither practical nor effective.

One of the most common methods of identifying livestock is to apply an ear tag. While this is not as reliable as branding, ear notching or ear tattooing, it is quick and allows for visual or ...

A LEGACY of the foot-and-mouth epidemic was one of the biggest talking points on the NSA Welsh Sheep showground. A LEGACY of the foot-and-mouth epidemic was one of the biggest talking points on the ...

FARMERS are counting the cost of a rise in livestock theft as valuable animals are stolen from fields and yards around the country. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) estimates ...

All sheep and goats born in Victoria from January 2017 will be required to be fitted with a mandatory electronic ear e-tag. But the decision by Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has angered ...

The tagging scheme was introduced to allow sheep to be properly traced Concerns are being raised in Shetland that a delay in sourcing electronic ear tags for sheep could have an impact on this year's ...