The USDA will require electronic ear tags in cattle and bison crossing state lines, a long-debated policy the agency said will contain disease outbreaks and keep U.S. beef acceptable to other ...

With diseases such as Foot and Mouth, TB, and of course Mad Cow still presenting a danger to cattle, it's of the utmost importance that farmers monitor the health of their animals, and immediately ...

DICKINSON, N.D. -- At a recent meeting, the only item on the agenda was to determine what to print on next year's ear tags. What made the meeting exciting were the new tags the printing was going on.

Livestock researchers are working on new technologies that will enable cattle ear tags to hold more information. CQUniversity Professor Dave Swain said while the April Fool's Day prank of ...

Bohnert Jersey Farms in East Moline uses special ear tags for its roughly 700 cows. Similar to fitness trackers for humans, the tags track when cows are moving, seeping, eating and when they're able ...

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Ahmedabad: Surat's civic body is ear-tagging stray cattle, giving each animal a "cattle registration number" and linking it to its owner's Aadhaar number, to try and free the city's streets of cows.