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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 44640" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>The system I'm using is this:</p><p>All animals get the same colour CCIA tag and in the left ear.</p><p></p><p>Cows - commercial : numbered starting with the year they were purchased and how many. Eg. Cow # 121 Purchased in 2001 and the 21st cow purchased that year.</p><p></p><p>Cows - purebred : numbered and lettered the same as her dam, but with the letter indicating year of birth following. Eg. Bull # 28L-N is born in the N year (2003) and son of 28L.</p><p></p><p>Calves with the exception of purebreds get the same numbers as their dams...that way if I notice that calf #351 is looking a bit off, I'll hunt down cow #351 to check her udder to see if he's been nursing her. That way I don't need to find my calving records to match pairs out in the pastures.</p><p></p><p>Commercial heifers kept back for replacements simply get another tag with the letter indicating year of birth first and then the dam's number. Eg. Heifer calf #211 if kept back for replacement last year would have #N211.</p><p></p><p>It sounds somewhat confusing, but it works for me.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 44640, member: 220"] The system I'm using is this: All animals get the same colour CCIA tag and in the left ear. Cows - commercial : numbered starting with the year they were purchased and how many. Eg. Cow # 121 Purchased in 2001 and the 21st cow purchased that year. Cows - purebred : numbered and lettered the same as her dam, but with the letter indicating year of birth following. Eg. Bull # 28L-N is born in the N year (2003) and son of 28L. Calves with the exception of purebreds get the same numbers as their dams...that way if I notice that calf #351 is looking a bit off, I'll hunt down cow #351 to check her udder to see if he's been nursing her. That way I don't need to find my calving records to match pairs out in the pastures. Commercial heifers kept back for replacements simply get another tag with the letter indicating year of birth first and then the dam's number. Eg. Heifer calf #211 if kept back for replacement last year would have #N211. It sounds somewhat confusing, but it works for me. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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