ear tag
Cattle identification clip
An ear tag is a small plastic or metal marker attached to an animal's ear for identification, commonly used on livestock like cattle, sheep, and pigs.
Tags typically display numbers, barcodes, or electronic chips linking to records of the animal's origin, vaccinations, and ownership: Each calf gets an ear tag within days of birth.
Wildlife researchers also use ear tags to track animals in the field.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
cows · calves · lambs · herd · flock · ranch · farm · pasture
Wireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
microchip · scanner · reader · database · registry · registration · traceability · unique identifier
Penetrating or very sharp
- applicatorTool for applying substances
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- insertionPlacing something within
- attachmentConnection or fondness
placement · marking · branding · notching · tattooing · implanting · clipping · fastening
Capable of being molded
- metalHard conductive solid
- buttonDisc through a hole
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- tamper-proofResistant to unauthorized modification
color-coded · numbered · printed · durable · weatherproof · flexible · visual · electronic
Ongoing observation of something
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- movementChange in position
- disease controlManaging pathogen spread
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
quarantine · recall · food safety · supply chain · origin · slaughter · processing · farm-to-table
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
pigs · cows · calves · lambs · herd · flock · ranch · farm · pasture · bovine
RFID
Wireless identification via electromagnetic fields
serial · microchip · scanner · reader · database · registry · registration · traceability · unique identifier · record
piercing
Penetrating or very sharp
- applicatorTool for applying substances
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- insertionPlacing something within
attachment · placement · marking · branding · notching · tattooing · implanting · clipping · fastening · punching
plastic
Capable of being molded
tamper-proof · color-coded · numbered · printed · durable · weatherproof · flexible · visual · electronic · two-piece
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- movementChange in position
- disease controlManaging pathogen spread
outbreak · quarantine · recall · food safety · supply chain · origin · slaughter · processing · farm-to-table · biosecurity
- cattle ranchingcattle, cattle drive, cattle drives, cattle auctions, cattle branding
- livestock farmingcattle ranch, dairy farm, stud farm, sheep shearing, pig farm
- Beef Cattlebeef, beef cattle, cattle ranch, ranching, steer
- tagsdog tags, geotag, gift tags, hang tags, luggage tags
- tags and labelslabel, shipping label, mailing label, shelf label, care label
- Wool Farmingsheep farm, sheep ranch, wool production, shearing shed, woolshed