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Approved cattle ear tag suppliers

Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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From:
Rural Payments Agency
Published:
27 February 2020
Last updated:
21 August 2026
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  1. Added manufacturer APK ID UK to this page including which includes ear tags available to order.

  2. Added new primary and secondary ear tags availability to Hamilton Bros list. For primary eartags Quicktag Maxi and Midi and secondary eartag Quicktag Button.

  3. Added new secondary tag to Hamilton Bros for MF13 TST .

  4. Updates made to Primary tag for Hamilton Bros from TST to MF13 TST.

  5. Updates made to the approved list of Primary and Secondary ear tags available for Hamilton Bros Ltd.

  6. Updated the list tags available from Shearwell manufacturer.

  7. Updates made to include new available tags for Tynedale, Millbry and Shearwell.

  8. 'EA Typifix' removed from Earlsmere record. Denimex record removed.

  9. Added new secondary tags for Shearwell Data Ltd BOS Dual EID and Datamars UHF Z2 Large Flag.

  10. Removed EA Typix and Neoflex Button EID from approved cattle eartag list.

  11. Removed cattle tags which are no longer approved.

  12. Removed Schippers UK Ltd from the approved suppliers list.

  13. Removed Farmrite Animal Health Ltd from the available list of ear tag manufacturers.

  14. ULTRA tags removed from list of available tags from Countryside Services ltd as requested by the supplier

  15. Added "UHF Z2 Large Flagto" under the secondary ear tags under the Datamars heading.

  16. Nordic Star ear tag manufacturer address updated

  17. Added Allflex Senior EID to be supplied as secondary only to Markrite Limited.

  18. Update to Shearwell Data Ltd adding BOS UHF Flag Tag available as a secondary tag only

  19. New Ear tag added to page for – Shearwell Data Ltd SDL EID Button Tag To be supplied as secondary only

  20. Ear tag suppliers updated.

  21. New tags added.

  22. New ear tags added for Shearwell

  23. New tags added for Tynedale Farm Services

  24. Removed Shearwell Data Ltd 'SDL Large Flag' Primary and Secondary tag

  25. New ear tags added for J&M Anderson.

  26. Shearwell SDL Large Flag Primary and Secondary tags added

  27. changing address for Caisley Eartag ltd Unit 22 Sycamore Business Park Copt Hewick Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5DF

  28. Update to available cattle tags

  29. Updated available eartags

  30. Z Tag TST added to Primary and Secondary tags and MF13 tag removed for Datamars company.

  31. New tag added for Datamars Livestock - F5Z large HDX flag tag

  32. added new ear tag MF13 Tissue Tag Datamars

  33. Added new primary ear tag for J & M Anderson

  34. New tag added: Ear tag Manufacturer – Datamars Agri UK LTD, name of tag – Z2 Medium (this is a Primary and Secondary ear tag)

  35. First published.

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