New technology could help tackle lameness in sheep by providing farmers with an early warning of a developing problem in their flocks, researchers have found. More than 90% of UK farmers report ...

FLASHING ear tags on sheep have been shown to be a promising low-maintenance, low-cost, portable and non-lethal tool predator ...

Sheep producers who move animals across state lines must now have the animals officially identified with a USDA ear tag. The new regulation is part of the National Scrapie Eradication Program, says ...

Is it the top picture, which shows Brendan Carey, from Scanclear, walking away while sheep run freely through a portable scanning race? Or is it the lower picture, in which he is trying to shove ewes ...

SHEEP producers in New South Wales have been reminded to access their state’s electronic ear tag discount before the end of ...

The NSW government has thrown its support behind the urgent development of mandatory electronic ID tags for millions of sheep and goats to ensure any outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can be ...

All lambs born in Victoria, from 2017 onwards, must be fitted with an electronic identification tag. Loading... The State Government this morning announced mandatory electronic tags for sheep and ...

Improvements to ear tag design by a leading Scottish manufacturer look to have countered some of the key welfare and tag retention problems experienced by sheep farmers. An all too common complaint ...

A LEGACY of the foot-and-mouth epidemic was one of the biggest talking points on the NSA Welsh Sheep showground. A LEGACY of the foot-and-mouth epidemic was one of the biggest talking points on the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The millions of sheep born in Victoria each year must be fitted with electronic ear tags, under a major overhaul of livestock ...