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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 21, 2018, 01:56:00 pm

Title: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 21, 2018, 01:56:00 pm

Just entering updating my ScotEid database etc and I think I may have made a mistake.

We only had 2 lambs this year, one we are keeping for a wether companion, he was double tagged. The other lamb has always been destined for the table, so just one tag applied. However, I have used the yellow EID tag from the paired ones, not a specific slaughter tag. Will this be a problem?

Thanks

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 21, 2018, 03:15:43 pm

The good news is that after a undignified episode of bin diving I have found the matching management tag which had very helpfully been in a bag so is not dirty. So should I disinfect that and apply it just before he goes to abattoir or will just yellow be ok?

Thanks

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 21, 2018, 03:46:14 pm

I can’t speak for your abattoir but I’ve sent lambs to slaughter and through the primestock ring with the single yellow EID tag (without its matching SET pair) with no problems.  Best to check with the abattoir though.  Or at least, have the pair with you, and the applicator, when you take it in ;)

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: twizzel on August 21, 2018, 04:55:33 pm

I'd just stick it in just in case... I wouldn't want to be tagging at the abattoir but that's just me  :)

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: Badger Nadgers on August 21, 2018, 07:04:10 pm

Quote from: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 21, 2018, 01:56:00 pm

The other lamb has always been destined for the table, so just one tag applied. However, I have used the yellow EID tag from the paired ones, not a specific slaughter tag. Will this be a problem?

Put the other tag in now so it's double tagged and take in as usual.  So long as the tags match it's fine, and the normal way of doing it.  Not sure why you would want to keep the unused half of a pair?

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 22, 2018, 08:05:05 am

Quote from: Badger Nadgers on August 21, 2018, 07:04:10 pm

Quote from: NewLifeOnTheFarm on August 21, 2018, 01:56:00 pm

The other lamb has always been destined for the table, so just one tag applied. However, I have used the yellow EID tag from the paired ones, not a specific slaughter tag. Will this be a problem?

Put the other tag in now so it's double tagged and take in as usual.  So long as the tags match it's fine, and the normal way of doing it.  Not sure why you would want to keep the unused half of a pair?

I misunderstood the slaughter tag rules and thought they only needed a yellow, didn't realise it was a totally different tag.

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: bazzais on August 22, 2018, 11:33:38 am

I believe a slaughter tag only has the flock number on and no animal individual number.  If you use just the yellow from a pair it will show both numbers and appear that the second visual only tag is missing.

Title: Re: Tagging, have I made a mistake?
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 22, 2018, 11:34:22 am

It’s not totally different.  The numbers are in the same sequence, just aren’t printed on the outside of the slaughter tag.  I can’t see it makes a blind bit of difference to the abattoir or mart, but thought it best to have the pair with you, and the applicator, just in case of a jobsworth.