Handling Facilities and Management Practices

 No of teeth  No of years  2 Teeth  18 – 26 months (2 years)  4 Teeth  24 – 32 months (2.6 years)  6 Teeth  32 – 38 months (3.2 years)  8 Teeth  38 -42 months and older (3.5 – 4 years)   While there are guidelines...

An essential part of herd management is to know the age of your animals: as they become older, they become less productive. Older, unproductive animals must be culled or sold.  You must know the age of your animals for marketing because this will help you make...

An ear tag is a plastic or metal object used for the identification of domestic livestock and other animals. If the ear tag uses Radio Frequency Identification RFID technology, then it is often referred to as an electronic ear tag. Electronic ear tags conform to...

This involves clipping an animal in a particular place on its ear. Each notch position represents a certain numeral value.  Together, these numeral values indicate an animal’s identity number. It is a good way of identifying animals because it is visual, and you...

Whether hot-iron or freeze branding is used, the process involves cauterising the skin -creating a surface wound and instantly “sealing” it to stop bleeding, which leaves a scar – the brand. Holding a hot iron against the skin for too long damages the skin around the...