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 ...

In spite of agreement to introduce plastic ear tags on Irish sheep in the light of rampant smuggling, there may soon be better methods. Ella Shanahan reports Cattle wear metal ear tags, pigs have ...

Is it the top picture, which shows Brendan Carey, from Scanclear, walking away while sheep run freely through a portable scanning race? Or is it the lower picture, in which he is trying to shove ewes ...

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 ...

THERE is still some confusion among farmers regarding the requirements for the electronic tagging of sheep. An electronic identification (EID) set refers to a pair of tags, one being a mart tag for ...

Across the southern Australian sheep belt, lambing season is in full swing. In Victoria, it's now compulsory for every sheep and goat in the state to be fitted with an electronic ear tag. In coming ...

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 ...

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.

VICTORIA’S transition to mandatory electronic ear tagging for sheep and goats is not working, according to Nationals leader Peter Walsh. Mr Walsh called on the Government to reconsider its timeline, ...

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