Across the southern Australian sheep belt, lambing season is in full swing. In Victoria, it's now compulsory for every sheep and goat in the state to be fitted with an electronic ear tag. In coming ...

The tags are already being used on cows in the industry, says Dr Holly Vickery Researchers at a university hope that ear tags that track movement and behaviour will help to improve the welfare of ...

The Federal Government has announced that electronic tagging of sheep and goats won’t become compulsory in Australia. The government has been considering submissions on how to improve sheep ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The millions of sheep born in Victoria each year must be fitted with electronic ear tags, under a major overhaul of livestock ...

And as of Saturday, January 1, the final stage of phase-in of the National Livestock Identification System for sheep and non-exempt goats will be locked in. From Saturday in Victoria all sheep and non ...

Researchers at a university hope that ear tags that track movement and behaviour will help to improve the welfare of dairy goats, however the animals are doing their best to thwart the project. The ...