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Coloured pitch on a fleece.
Also known as: Fleece mark, Sheep pitch mark, Keel mark
The coloured mark applied to a sheep's fleece identifying its owner on open ground.
Identify the owner of a sheep grazing on unenclosed ground.
Contexts: History, Public information
Position and colour together carry the identity, so two flocks can share a colour and be distinguished by where it is applied — a two-dimensional code on a moving animal.
Contexts: History, Public information
Recorded in published flock books for a grazing area, so the marks constitute a register maintained by the graziers themselves rather than by an authority.
Contexts: History, Public information
A patch, stripe or figure of coloured marking fluid applied to a defined part of the fleece, the position and colour together identifying the flock.
Both identify an owner's animals on open ground by a registered mark.