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poppy2012

  • Joined Mar 2012
ear tagging
« on: May 24, 2012, 09:50:59 pm »
hi there - i am selling 2 of my female kids tomorrow - and i read that they have the same ear tags as sheep?? i have sheep tags and was planning to eid them with snaptag tags, that is ok isnt it?? or is it a choice thing - when googled it says eid became law is this true...???

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: ear tagging
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2012, 10:11:02 pm »
the eid is not as yet a legal requirement for goats.

they need both ears tagged with your herd number & an individual number ( eg, if they are your first kids, 1 and 2!)

the actual tags can be sheep tags, just check the colour eg red is just for replacement.

hth
Little Blue

 

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