Lawsuit estimates the EID ear tags APHIS requires for interstate movement of cattle and bison add $3/head in costs.

MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - The Minnesota Board of Animal will implement a new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) official ...

SPOKANE — Hundreds of cattle from Canada, which this month confirmed its ninth case of mad-cow disease, have entered the United States without government-required health papers or ID tags, according ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The future of the hot-iron brand, an icon of Western heritage, is at the center of a nearly decade-long battle over cattle identification and traceability.

One of the most common methods of identifying livestock is to apply an ear tag. While this is not as reliable as branding, ear notching or ear tattooing, it is quick and allows for visual or ...

With diseases such as Foot and Mouth, TB, and of course Mad Cow still presenting a danger to cattle, it's of the utmost importance that farmers monitor the health of their animals, and immediately ...