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 ...

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 ...

The tags are already being used on cows in the industry, says Dr Holly Vickery Researchers at a university hope that ear tags that track movement and behaviour will help to improve the welfare of ...

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, ...

What are the current EU rules with regard to the identification of sheep and goats? Following the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, EU rules on the identification of sheep and goats were ...

The Dixon May Fair isn’t until May, but those who intend to exhibit livestock can pick up ear tags at the May Fair office as early as this month, May Fair officials announced this week. All youth ...

Exhibitors interested in showing their market animals in the Junior Livestock competition at the 2017 Solano County Fair need to start making plans now to have their animals pre‐registered and tagged.

Researchers at a university hope that ear tags that track movement and behaviour will help to improve the welfare of dairy goats, however the animals are doing their best to thwart the project. The ...