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A numbered tag identifying an individual animal.
Also known as: Cattle tag, Animal identification tag
An ear tag carries a herd number and an individual number, and in the European Union and Britain a cattle tag is legally required in both ears. The number ties the animal to a movement record, which is what makes traceability possible after a disease outbreak.
Is required in both ears for cattle under British and European rules, so that an animal remains identifiable if one tag is lost.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Underpins movement traceability, which is what allows an outbreak of animal disease to be traced back through holdings.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Identifies an individual animal by a herd number and an individual number printed on a tag fixed in the ear.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
A flat plastic tag hanging from an animal's ear, printed with a row of numerals and often a small barcode.