Feedback on ear tags
DAERA welcomes any feedback you give us about official ear tags for sheep, goats, pigs and cattle. The following forms, are available from your tag supplier and can be downloaded or completed online and sent back to
Identification Registration and Movement BranchDesk 1138
Ballykelly House
111 Ballykelly Road
Drummond
Ballykelly
Limavady
BT49 9HP
Email: DAERA.ImplementationSupportUnit@daera-ni.gov.uk
Where to obtain approved cattle ear tags in Northern Ireland
Information relating to approved ear tag suppliers and the primary and secondary ear tags that they provide.
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Sheep and goats
Types and sizes of sheep and goat tags (included Electronic Identification (EID) tags)
All animals which require tagging to comply with DAERA Identification, Registration and Movement regulations must use tags which have been approved to meet with DAERA requirements.
There are currently no pastern tags officially approved by DAERA
Current Suppliers of Approved Sheep Tags
| Supplier | approved tag |
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Caisley Eartag Ltd |
Flexoplus L/L Twin Tag Multiflex R/R Multiflex L/L Flexotronic L27 Flexotronic R27 (Conditional Approval) Flexoplus L/L Geno |
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Countryside Services Tel: 028 8778 9770 |
Allflex Ovina Tag – Long Term Allflex C12 Tag – Long Term Allflex C16 Tag – Long Term Allflex Button Tag – Long Term Allflex Ace Tag – Long Term Allflex Tip Tag – Short Term Allflex Flexi Tag – Short Term Allflex Pen Tag – Long Term EID Lamb Tag Sym Lamb Tag – Short Term Loop Tag - Short Term Roxan Ewe Babe Tag – Long Term Roxan D-Tag – Short Term Roxan Adamatic Tag – Short Term Roxan Bubblegum Tag – Short Term Roxan Smart-Button Tag Duflex Button EID Foldover Electronic |
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Cox Agri |
Qwik Visual Tag Qwik EID Tag Allflex Button Tag Allflex FDX Lwt EID Button |
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Dalton Tags |
Dalton I Tag Loop (EID) Dalton I tag Button (EID) Dalton Suretag Dalton Original Rototag Dalton U-Tag Dalton Tagomatic Dalton EID Rototag I-Tagomatic (Conditional Approval) |
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Fane Valley Co-op Society Ltd Email:pat.donnelly@fanevalleystores.com |
Ritchey Snap Tag - Short Term Cox Tip-Tag - Short Term Ritchey Mini-Dalesman Tag - Short Term Allflex FDX Lwt Button EID EID Bubblegum EID Babe |
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Holden Agri & Fuels Tel: 02871 382283 |
Dalton Suretag - Long Term Dalton Original Rototag - Short Term Dalton U-Tag - Short Term Dalton Temptag - Short Term Dalton Tagomatic - Short Term Dalton Short Term Rototag Dalton I-Tagomatic (Conditional Approval) |
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Ketchum Manufacturing Company Ltd Tel: 01737 812218 Email: enquiries@ketchums.co.uk or sale@ketchums.co.uk |
EID Lamb Tag Track-Back Tag - Short Term K-Tag - Button tag |
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Datamars Agri UK Limited Tel: 028 2076 8696 Email: info@quicktag.co.uk |
Quicktag Sheep Tag-2 piece - Short Term |
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Ritchey Ritchey (NI) |
Ritchey Snapp Tag - Short Term Ritchey Mini Dalesman Tag - Short Term Ritchey Leaf Tag - Long Term EID Button EID RD2000 Button Hauptner Combi Snapp EID |
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Shearwell Data Ltd |
Combi Mini Tag - Long Term SET Tag - Long Term EID SET Tag Auto EID Set Tag Auto Set Tag Combi Button Tag 20g Bolus (EID) Combi E23 EID |
Pig tag manufacturers and suppliers
Listed below are the contact details for all the companies who can provide pig tags.
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Allflex (Europe) UK |
Countryside Services |
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Cox Agri |
Fane Valley Co-op Society Ltd Email:pat.donnelly@fanevalleystores.com
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Ketchum Manufacturing Company Ltd
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Nordic Star Ear Tags Ltd Tel: 0800 7319465 |
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Datamars Agri UK Limited Tel: 028 2076 8696 Email: info@quicktag.co.uk |
Ritchey (NI) |
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Ritchey |
Schippers Europe B.V. |
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Schippers UK Ltd
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Shearwell Data Ltd |
Laboratories
Approved by DAERA to provide BVDV test results for the Northern Ireland BVD eradication scheme
| Lab | Address & tel number | Contact name and email |
|---|---|---|
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Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) |
Stoney Road |
Ms Emma Campbell |
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Agri Diagnostics Ireland Lab |
Lawlor’s Cross |
Kieran O’Donovan |
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Biobest Laboratories Ltd |
6 Charles Darwin House Tel: 0131 4402628 |
Dr Susan Duthie |
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The Cattle Information Service (CIS) |
Speir House Tel: 01923 695320 |
Aga Blachowicz |
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Enfer Labs |
Unit T M7 Business Park Tel: 00 35345 983805 |
Dr Paul Simmons |
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FarmLab Diagnostics Ltd |
Elphin Tel: 00 35371 9530792 |
John Gilmore / Vanessa Moffatt |
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Independent Milk Laboratories (IML) |
Shercock Road Bailieborough Tel: 0429675353 |
Robert Burns |
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National Milk Laboratories (NML) |
32 Kelvin Avenue Tel: 0141 8926284 |
Mr Derek Connolly |
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SACC Veterinary Services |
Central Analytical Laboratory Tel: 0131 5353130 |
Ralph Seaton |
In addition, DAERA has approved the following labs for recognition of their test results for bovines born in other jurisdictions (for the purpose of recognising these results where a bovine subsequently moves to a herd in Northern Ireland)
| Lab | Address & tel number | Contact name and email |
|---|---|---|
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Department of |
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory |
Jose Maria Lozano |
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FBA Laboratories Ltd |
Carrigeen Industrial Estate |
Elaine Langley |
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Oldcastle Laboratories Ltd |
Cogan Street Tel: 00353(0) 498541160 |
Claire Foley |
| Animal health Laboratories Ltd | Shinagh House Dunmanway Road Bandon Co Cork P72 TY31 Tel : 0238854100 |
Lorraine Richardson LRichardson@ahli.ie
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