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• Branding the final four digits of the ewes ear tag on her side enables identification from a distance e.g. for outdoor lambing (left photo)
• Apply a cull tag when an issue (eg lambing difficulty, poor mothering ability, mastitis) arises as many problems are hard to detect subsequently
• A cull tag ensures that a ewe will be easily identified at culling
• Marking ewes for culling with spray paint may not be identifiable at culling as the marking wears off (disappears) with time
• Coloured discs aid ewe identification e.g. year of birth, genotype, sire
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