Animal identification
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Animal identification
Animal identification using a means of marking is a process done to identify and track specific animals. It is done for a variety of reasons including verification of ownership, biosecurity control, and tracking for research purposes.
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History
Individual identification of animals by means of body markings has been practised for over 3,800 years, as stated in Code of Hammurabi.[1] The first official identification systems are documented as far as the 18th century. In Uruguay for instance maintained at that time a register of hot brands.[2]
Methods
Birds
- Leg rings
- Wing tags
- Microchip implants (parrots)
- Telemetry (falconry birds)
Sheep
- Branding (freeze)
- Branding (hot-iron)
- Collar
- Ear notching
- Ear tags (non-electronic)
- Ear tags (electronic)
- Semi-permanent paint
Pigs
- Collars (electronic and non-electronic)
- Ear notching
- Ear tags (non-electronic)
- Ear tags (electronic)
- Semi-permanent paint
- Tattoo
Horses
- Collars (non-electronic)
- Branding (hot-iron)
- Branding (freeze)
- Microchip implants
Cattle
- Anklets
- Branding (freeze)
- Branding (hot-iron)
- Collars (electronic and non-electronic)
- Ear notching
- Ear tags (non-electronic)
- Ear tags (electronic)
- Cowbell
Dogs
- Collar
- Microchip implants
- Tattoo
Laboratory mice
- Ear notching
- Microchip implants
- Hair dye
- Toe clipping[note 1]
Fish
- Microchip implants
- Fin clipping
Marine mammals
- Transponders
- Adhesive tags
Invertebrates
- Adhesive tags
- Semi-permanent paint
Footnotes
- ^ 'Toe clipping' in mice involves the full or partial amputation of one or more digits as a means of permanent identification.
Gallery
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Great Frigatebird with a wing tag
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Bird ring
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Sheep with an ear notch
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Pig with multiple ear notches
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Horse with a brand
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Santa Gertudis cattle with electronic and non-electronic ear tags
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Calf with a non-electronic ear tag, numbered collar and transponder (blue device)
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Bear with an ear tag and transponder
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Tattoo inside a Greyhound's ear
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Dog with a collar and dogtag
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A microchip implant and applicator
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A laboratory mouse with an ear tag
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Fish with a transponder
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Harbour seal with a transponder
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Common seal with an adhesive tag
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Africanised honeybee with a paint spot
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Sheep with painted number
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Monarch Butterfly tagged with a sticker
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