Attention Registered Jersey breeders! Is one of your herd destined to be the 100,000 Registered Jersey identified with Allflex double-matching approved ear tags during 2008. If so, you will win a year’s supply of Double Matched Pair sets of JerseyTags™ with HDX High Performance EID tags, up to a maximum of 500 sets, plus a stick reader from Allflex USA Inc!
The American Jersey Cattle Association and animal ID leader Allflex, are working together to launch this campaign to record the 100,000th Registered Jersey in recognition of the association’s 140th anniversary.
According to Executive Secretary and CEO Neal Smith, orders for the AJCA’s line of JerseyTags™ manufactured by Allflex have grown at double-digit rates annually, with just under 100,000 sets sold in 2007.
“The primary reason AJCA members have adopted eartag identification,” Smith said, “is that the foundation for maximizing profitability with Jerseys is accurate, verifiable animal identification.”
Not only is positive ID a requirement for day-to-day herd management, the Jersey executive explained, it’s also vital for Jersey breeders who want to increase to their income by marketing Registered Jerseys™.
“High-visibility eartag ID and increasingly electronic ID is a requirement of the people who purchase through our cattle marketing company, Jersey Marketing Service,” said Smith. “Buyers are paying for pedigree and performance information and they expect it to be linked up through the animal’s identification number.
The American Jersey Cattle Association has recorded over 68,000 animals identified by approved eartags since its members overwhelmingly approved new rules for registration five years ago. The Allflex Tamperproof™ tag line is the only product approved by the AJCA for that purpose.
3 Comments on “100,000 Tagged Registered Jerseys”
Yeah, they are the only ear tag approved by the AJCA…too bad they are junk! Most stay in less than 1 year. How many of those 68,000 are retags?
Yeah, they are the only ear tag approved by the AJCA…too bad they are junk! Most stay in less than 1 year. How many of those 68,000 are retags?
Yeah, they are the only ear tag approved by the AJCA…too bad they are junk! Most stay in less than 1 year. How many of those 68,000 are retags?