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Hogs, Livestock

PigTrace tag prices go up Dec. 15

Program costs 'unsustainable' without price increase

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One of the prices producers pay for hog traceability will be going up 10 per cent. The Manitoba Pork Council said in a notice to producers Wednesday that the Canadian Pork Council will apply a 10 per cent increase to the prices of PigTrace ear tags and accessories, effective Dec. 15. Table: PigTrace ear tag […] Read more
cow with ear identification tag
News

UHF tags now linkable to CCIA-approved tags

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Canadian beef producers can now link ultra-high-frequency technology (UHF) tags to tags approved by the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. Once the tags are paired, scanning either tag will point to the same animal in the Canadian Livestock Tracking System database. According to Anne Brunet-Burgess, general manager at the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA), the UHF […] Read more
A calf wearing a loop tag. When tagging a calf with this technology, producers should leave a gap to ensure the ear has room to grow.
News Roundup

New CCIA-approved tag designed to avoid snags

One-piece tag made from stainless steel

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Many producers are looking for ear tags that stay put for the long term. To that end, the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) is now offering the loop tag, manufactured by Shearwell Data. Paul Laronde, tag and technology manager at the CCIA, says the agency has a protocol for testing tags. It takes a little […] Read more
AUDIO: Beware of the ear tag hoarders
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AUDIO: Beware of the ear tag hoarders

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If you thought toilet paper was a strange thing to hoard during these uncertain times, how about ear tags? Supply shortages are affecting the availability of identification ear tags cattle producers need for commercial cattle production and marketing in Canada. The problem isn’t that there are none to be had, just that suppliers are having […] Read more
Merck acquiring owners of Allflex ear tags
News, News Roundup

Merck acquiring owners of Allflex ear tags

Traceability: News Roundup from the February 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Merck is set to acquire the Antelliq Group for $2.37 billion, Drovers Daily reports. Merck will also assume the company’s remaining debt. Antelliq will operate as a subsidiary of Merck Animal Health Division. Antelliq Group, formerly known as the Allflex Group, owns Allflex ear tags and SCR dairy monitoring technology. In a 12-month period ending […] Read more
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Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Canada’s PSP buys stake in tag maker Allflex

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Reuters — PSP Investments, one of Canada’s biggest pension funds, said Friday it had acquired a significant minority stake in Allflex Group, the world’s biggest maker of electronic tags for animals, from private equity firm BC Partners. The purchase was overseen by PSP’s new team in London, led by Simon Marc, and is likely to […] Read more
Rustlers take more than your cattle
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Rustlers take more than your cattle

Be sure you can identify your animals

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Nearly six years after 10 bred heifers were stolen from them, Glenn and Christine Strube still feel the lingering stress of the long, drawn-out court process that ended with a guilty verdict. Most disturbing is knowing that the crime wasn’t committed by a fly-by-night thief, but by a neighbour who blatantly lied about it. Little […] Read more
cow with ear identification tag
Cow-Calf, Livestock, News Roundup

Tag losses higher on cows

News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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It won’t be long before the industry may have some answers to a problem that has long been the ire of beef producers — tag retention for animal identification. The final report on the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency’s (CCIA) national tag retention project will be made public on its website this April along with details […] Read more

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