Ephraim
Go ahead and weigh in here........do you think tattoos or
electronic ID would be more effective and which would be more tamper
proof? Ear tags don't work for beans on our farm, let alone for animals
moving all over the place and being resorted, etc.
What do you think?
Margaret Smith
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F M Owen:
You and I (me with 92 years) have had to deal with conditions that
only work part of the time. We have both used ear tags and tattoos; we
know, because of the conditions you mention in this letter, that
sometimes they do work. But along with implants, they are the only
tools we have at this time. It is certain that an electronic implant
can be changed. But because we have nothing better, we are going to
have to trust that it will work enough that it provides the help that
we need for identification. You and I are both used to trusting
people
in this way. We reach out to others, whom ever they may be, trip
humanly, and expect them to do the same. Sometimes they do not. But we
have had to put up with thee imperfections.
Ephraim Wall
508 NE 5th
Perkins, OK 74059
<cewallAcox.net>
On Mar 8, 2006, at 9:39 AM, F. W. Owen wrote:
> This is darn naive.
>
> In the long run ear tags don't work real well. They fall out, get
> torn out,
> and get switched with other ear tags.
>
> Thousands of them have been switched at the US/Canadian border so that
> health
> papers would match up a little better.
>
> I expect the electronic pellets would also present no real problem
> after
> people figured out how to reverse engineer and swap them.
>
> The only thing that will really work is an ear tattoo. This will work
> even
> with black Holstein ears or dark Jersey ears.
>
> The main drawback is that officials would have to wrassle the cow to a
> standstill, and then hold a 250 watt light bulb behind her ear.
>
> I can hardly imagine that the nation could find and employ such
> officials.
>
> --
> Kindest regards,
>
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> Owenlea Holsteins
> 9430 Spencer Road
> Homerville, Ohio 44235
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