Archive Article: 2002/06/28

28 June 2002

Shop around and avoid tag losses

Tag losses may seem an irritating fact of life on some farms. But having to remove cattle from yards and put them through a crush to replace tags is something over-stretched beef producers can do without.

Eventually electronic tagging will eliminate the need for large primary tags. Meanwhile, theres much some producers can do to cut the workload. A recent survey, reported in our Livestock Section, revealed significant tag retention differences between manufacturers. Primary tag losses ranged from 2% to 45% – so why not shop around?