Ear Tags

Ear Tags

We applied two different types of tags to the lamb and the the kids. One was an identification tag and the other was a Scrapies tag. The point of a Scrapies tag is when the specific animal is tested positive for Scrapies, then they can track the animal back to the originating farm in order to prevent outbreak. The identification tag tells the birthdate and how the farmer can locate other information about that animal. For the application of the identification tag, we take two parts of the ear tags and place them in the ear tag applicator. Then, being careful to avoid the arteries in the ears, you squeeze the handle until you hear the click, indicating that the tag has been properly inserted.