Cattle, farming, husbandry, recording, identification, tags and tag placement, brands, tattoos, recording live weight By Dr Clive Dalton You cannot do any worthwhile breeding to improve herd performance unless all your animals have a unique identification. Apart from this, it’s now a legal requirement by the Animal Health Board (AHB) to have all your cattle … Read more
Agriculture, animal husbandry, goats, Angora, Mohair, breeding, recording, identification, practical advice By Dr Clive Dalton Identification & recording A unique identity Good permanent ID methods Brass tags Very small plastic tags Medium plastic tags Large plastic tags Poor permanent ID methods Other temporary ID methods Raddle Chalk Neck tags Coloured clips Coloured wire twisters New … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Practical recording tipsNew Zealand sheep farmers, shepherds and research technicians over the years have shown amazing innovation in developing practical ways to make field recording easier. The following are some of them: Plastic tagging adult does Brass tagging adult goats Tagging kids at birthThis is the most challenging part of recording, … Read more