This document discusses proper animal tagging procedures for cattle markets. It recommends securely restraining animals and cleaning their ears before properly placing tags in the middle third of the ear. Electronic identification tags should have the visual panel on the outside and button on the inside of the ear. Maintaining hygiene during tagging and checking tags are positioned correctly can reduce infection risks and ensure identification. Traceability systems aim to record an animal's life events from birth to slaughter for food safety.

1. E.TAGGING OF ANIMALS
IN
MODEL CATTLE MARKET
Dr.M.IQBAL SHAHID

2. Concept
 Tagging is an important part of animal identification
but must be done properly
 Tagging of an animal is very similar to a human
getting their ears’ pierced
 Learn how to properly tag your animals and
maintain proper care afterwards
 To develop a complete value chain system in
Animal Identification ,Traceability and Marketing
E-TAGGING OF ANIMALS
Visual Tags Electronic ear Tags Applicator

3. Framework for Animal Traceability
 Identification & tracing of animals
 Registration (voluntary or mandatory) of
livestock for ensuring safe and hygienic animal
holding conditions
 Prohibition on sale of unhealthy animals
 Safety of animal from unhealthy human contact
 Disease free Animals

4. Elements of Traceability
 To be able to creditably record
 Place of Birth and Parentage
 Quality and type of food consumed
 Method of Husbandry
 Record use of medication
 Method of transportation to Slaughter
 Method and quality of Slaughter facilities
 Method and practices used to process the carcass
 Method of storage of finished product and transportation to
consumer

5. Common Global Practices and
Standards of Traceability
 OIE and Codex have
mandate to set
standards for animal ID
and traceability(May
2007 onwards), e.g.
GST GS1
 Currently provides a
background and is not
widely recognized,
since most developed,
since most developed
countries are already
ahead

6. A Unique Number could Record
 Place of Birth
 Geographical rearing area or movement incidences
 Methods and timing of transport
 Lair age & Place of Slaughter
 Movement of carcass components
 Conditions & duration in cold storage
 Method of transportation to Final destination
 A dedicated team will need to be created to handle the
collection of animal data

7. Benefits of Traceability
 Animal identification and registration through tagging
 Traceability at farm cattle market, slaughter house,
transportation and retail
 Data recording
 Title and ownership
 Theft control
 Regularization of animal movement
 Compliance for export requirements

8. The 4 Stages of Traceability
 1° Live cattle identification and tracing.
 2° Information’s gathering in the slaughterhouse.

9. The 4 Stages of Traceability
 The owner
 the sanitel identification
 The origin,date of birth
 The classification
 The age in months
 Date and hour
are indicated on the label.

10. The 4 Stages of Traceability
 ° 3 The transmission of the data through the processing chain.

11. The 4 Stages of Traceability
 1° On the final wrapping, the batch
number give us the link with the
working document (AP10343931).
 2° from this working document it
is easy to trace back to the
deboning batch number and so on
to the sanitel numbers.
4 The Final delivery to Customer

13. Proper Steps to Animal Tagging
 Properly secure the animal to apply tag
 Movement of the animal’s head could create an undesirable situation to
appropriately apply the ear tag. This could cause injury to the person or
livestock, or improper tagging of the animal
 Cattle: Chute with a head gate, halter and/or nose lead.
 Sheep & Goats: Proper hand grip of animal’s head to restrict movement.
 Identify the tagging site on the animal’s ear.
 Tags should be applied in the middle third of the ear between the upper
and lower ribs
 It is important while using electronic identification (EID) tags to apply the
tag with the visual panel, male portion of the tag on the outside back of
the ear with the EID button, female portion of the tag on the inside of the
ear.
 Proper hygiene and cleanliness during the tagging process is necessary
to reduce the risk of infection and clean the tagging site of animals ear
 Examine the tag to verify it is correctly, comfortably, and securely
positioned. Record necessary data on the animal

14. Ear Tagging Precautions
 Tags placed too far outside of the recommended position are
prone to snagging and may be easily torn out.
 Tags placed too far inside of the recommended position may
cause pinching and/or necrosis
 The applicator pin to ensure the tip is in good condition, If
the tip is bent or broken, insert replacement pin
 Check alignment by closing the jaws of the applicator to the
point where the two tag halves meet; the stud should be
centered within the button hole
 when using EID tags, the number printed on the visual panel
tag (male portion) should correspond and match with the 15-
digit number on the electronic tag button