Animal Identification Methods

Which of the following is a non-permanent identification technique?

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Which is the most common identification method for a cow?

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True or False

Tattoos are a semi-permanent method of identification

• True

• False

Which method of identification has to be performed by a Veterinary Surgeon in the UK?

• Microchipping

• Freeze Branding

• Ear Tipping

• DNA Profiling

True or False

Rabbits can be identified using leg ringing

• True

• False

What am I?

My main disadvantage is I can be torn off by the animal or soiled with food and water

• Dye

• Paper Collar

• Ear Tag

What identification method am I?

I am now considered an inhumane method of identification and no longer practiced in the UK

• Microchipping

• Carapace Filing

• Ear Tipping

• Freeze Branding

What am I?

Identification is based on the location of shapes placed on the edge of the ears

• Ear Tipping

• Earmarking

Which identification method is not commonly used in horses?

• Ear Tagging

• Freeze Branding

• Microchipping

When scanning a microchip, what should you stand at least 1 meter away from?

• The Animal

• The Owner

• Electrical Equipment