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Managing Livestock: Identification Adv Animal Science Sources: Oklahoma State University Extension Duncan Emrich
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Types of Marking Permanent Brands Tattoos Microchips Ear Notching
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Types of Marking Temporary Wax crayon/chalk Ear tag Leg band Paint
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Ear Tags Identification Systems Bangs Vaccinated Tags – Verification of vaccination for brucellosis
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Branding Many types of branding Hot iron branding – Fire/iron – Electrical Freeze branding Paint branding
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Branding Why branding? Permanent marking system to identify ownership Allowed cattle to be sorted out if they became mixed up (open range, etc)
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Branding History 4,000 year old art shows Egyptians branding Brought to US by Spaniards in 1600’s Brand registration began in 1870’s Mavericks
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Branding Which type is better? – Freeze causes least damage and is permanent, but doesn’t work on white cattle – Hot iron is permanent but can damage hide, hurt animal – Paint is not permanent
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Branding How do you read a brand? 1)Left-to-right 2)Top-to-bottom 3)Outside-in
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Branding Placement - Cattle – Shoulder – Rib – Hip – Left or Right Other species – Horses: jaw and above – Sheep: jaw or nose
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Branding Key to Brand Design – Easy to read – Simple has best results – Connection to ranch/business/etc
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