*Important - Whether you keep one animal as a pet or a commercial herd/flock you need to be registered with DEFRA. We require your Holding Number (CPH) and a Herd/Flock Number (supplied by DEFRA) to process your order. FOR SHEEP TAGS we require your Start Number- this will follow on consecutively from your last order or will start at 1 if you have never ordered tags before.
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Industrial Identification

Tags can be used for more than just animal identification.

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Cattle Tags and Sheep Ear Tags

Cattle tags and sheep ear tags are available from us. BUY THEM ONLINE- official replacement cattle tags from £2.75 & new cattle tags from £1.38 /pair.

All farm livestock have to be identified with DEFRA approved ear tags. This is due to increased biosecurity and also to trace all movements of animals within the UK.

Having trouble trying to order tags? See our help page on tag orders

We can supply cattle, sheep and pig ear tags from all the major suppliers including: -

Click to Buy New & Replacement Cattle tags

Replacement cattle ear tags are available from £2.75
Collection from Ritchey 3 hours after ordering- up to 4pm weekdays.
In the post next day but will need to be ordered before midday. New runs of plastic cattle ear tags are available in all sizes.
Official barcoded tags for cattle export & cattle management tags

More information on the NEW EID sheep tagging rules as from 31st December 2009.

Click to Buy Sheep ear tags

UK tags- Official DEFRA approved tags available for slaughter animals and electronic sheep tags for breeding sheep.
Choose sheep tags from Ritchey or Cox available with a manual applicator.
TagFaster Automatic tags for automatic taggers from Quick Tag for easy application

Click to buy Pig tags

Official Metal pig ear tags available.

Please note: Pig tags can take up to 2 weeks to arrive. Please order them in plenty of time.

Slap markers and spray markers also available.

We have a range of spray markers and permanent markers available.

tagging

Tagging Tips

All cattle must be double tagged with a primary and secondary tag. The primary tag has to be distance readable and therefore a minimum size is required.
All dairy animals must be tagged within 36 hours and all beef animals within 20 days.
Sheep officially tagged before January 2010 do not need any other form of identification.
Animals intended for slaughter before 12 months of age only require a single UK tag.
Animals that are not intended for slaughter before 12 months of age eg. breeding sheep, must be double tagged, both bearing the same identification number, one of which must be electronic.
Any sheep losing a tag and being unidentifiable must have double red replacement tags inserted.
Pigs can either be tagged or slap marked. The tags must be metal for animals going to slaughter, however plastic tags are suitable for breeding animals.

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