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- Highland
Have just replaced 20% of ear tags in the hoggs. Never had this problem before, using the same tags for years, but this year we put them in the front of the ear (this past Summer). Previously we always put them in the back.
A hard warty ring formed around the tag and spread outwards about 20-25mm, in a perfect circle,, in every case. Some of them weren't noticeable until we started checking the whole mob. We were able to pop the warty disc out, tag and all. It was a bit bloody around the edge but not as if there was an infection or torn in any way. We checked that the ear didn't appear to have been damaged in any way by the tag. There was crusty stuff caught in the gap where it goes through the ear.
Has anyone had this happen? Is there something different about the front tissue of the ear, from the back? First time using purple tags, could it be an allergic reaction to the dye?
A hard warty ring formed around the tag and spread outwards about 20-25mm, in a perfect circle,, in every case. Some of them weren't noticeable until we started checking the whole mob. We were able to pop the warty disc out, tag and all. It was a bit bloody around the edge but not as if there was an infection or torn in any way. We checked that the ear didn't appear to have been damaged in any way by the tag. There was crusty stuff caught in the gap where it goes through the ear.
Has anyone had this happen? Is there something different about the front tissue of the ear, from the back? First time using purple tags, could it be an allergic reaction to the dye?