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Animal Identification Systems

Animal Identification Systems. Objective 6.02: Classify animal and financial records. . Identification Systems. Branding cattle Ear Tagging cattle goats Ear Notching swine Tattooing cattle rabbits. Branding. Used mainly for cattle Two types Freeze Branding Hot Iron Branding

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Animal Identification Systems

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  1. AnimalIdentification Systems Objective 6.02: Classify animal and financial records.

  2. Identification Systems • Branding • cattle • Ear Tagging • cattle • goats • Ear Notching • swine • Tattooing • cattle • rabbits

  3. Branding • Used mainly for cattle • Two types • Freeze Branding • Hot Iron Branding • Uses a metal instrument to burn or freeze a mark on the animal’s hide • Originally used to show ownership

  4. Branding • Usually done after the animal is weaned • Permanent method of identification • The beef improvement federation recommends letter systems to mark year of birth • Example: 2013 = A, 2014 =B, etc. • Uniformity for all breeds can be accomplished • Reduces number of items on the animal

  5. Angle Brand System

  6. Angle Brand System Answer: 95 What would be the number of this animal?

  7. Angle Brand System Answer: 140 What would be the number of this animal?

  8. Angle Brand System 120 Answer: What would be the angle brand of this animal?

  9. Ear Tagging • Use special pliers to attach pieces with numbers on them • Easy to read from the front view • Not permanent • Can be lost or removed

  10. Ear Tagging

  11. Tattooing • Uses a special tool to put inked numbers in an animal’s skin • Most commonly found in the ear • Can be used on the lips or other locations • Permanent • Simple and relatively painless • Hard to read from a distance

  12. Tatooing

  13. Tatooing

  14. Why Notch? Universal Swine Identification system Tags will come off in the feed pen Ear Notching- Swine

  15. Ear Notching- Swine

  16. Ear Notching- Swine Individual Number Litter Number

  17. Ear Notching Quiz What would be the litter number and individual number of this animal?

  18. Ear Notching Answer • The right (litter) ear is equal to 9+3+3+1=16 • The left (pig) ear is equal to 3 • This is the 16-3 pig

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