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Identification and tracing: why cattle must be tagged & in the NAIT system

Anyone who owns cattle (or deer), even one animal, must be registered with:

• NAIT, the National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme;

• TBFree, the stock control system which aims to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in NZ;

NAIT registration is done online. However, you must complete a form to be part of TBfree. Search online for 'TBFree herd register form' or call free 0800 482 463.

NAIT tags typically go in the right ear as saleyards and meat processors are set up to check tags from the right. You don't have to use a secondary tag, such as the red one pictured below left, but it does make ID in the paddock easier.

FARMING

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