Approved USDA Cattle Ear Tags: 840 Tags

Approved USDA Cattle Ear Tags: Official 840 Tags.

As of September 2009 this is the official list of Visual and RFID Cattle ear tags, also known as AIN (Animal Identification Number) tags, all approved USDA cattle ear tags.

These are official 840 tags. Any tag that is not an official 840 tag is not an approved cattle ear tag.

840 is a reference to the country of origin of the tagged animal, in this case 840 is the official number for United States, as 124 is official number for Canada, 826 for Great Britain, and so on.

Every country has an official number for the tag, which must be a 15 digit animal id number, and beginning with the 3 digit country code. 840.123456789100

The USDA AIN tags are for one-time use only, and are tamper evident. All tags are designed with the 15 digit AIN number and beginning with the country code of 840. The tags also have the US shield logo, and text “UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE”.

The official 840 USDA Approved Cattle tags come in three main forms.

Visual Tag: Basic visual cattle ear tag with the AIN number.

RFID Tag: Cattle RFID ear tag with the AIN number on the transponder, which is read by an RFID reader.

Visual and RFID Tag: Both the visual and RFID cattle ear tag are the same number.

There are also injectable transponders which are geared more to Equine, which also must have the AIN on the transponder.

As in Canada, you must have a Premises Identification Number (PIN) in order to purchase the official 840 cattle ear tags. All AIN tags are associated with the premises identification number.

Below are the approved USDA Cattle Ear tags, which are official 840 tags.

Allflex 840 Visual Tags:

Tag Name	Tag Type	Picture	Species
Allflex Ultra Maxi	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
Allflex Ultra Large	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
Allflex Ultra Junior	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk

 

Allflex 840 RFID Tags: ISO 11784/85 Compliant.

Tag Name	Tag Type	Picture	Species
FDX Ultra EID Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
HDX High Performance Ultra EID Tag	Button Ear Tag HDX		Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Lightweight EID Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Sheep/Goats, Pigs, Deer/Elk
FDX Plus Ultra EID Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
All-in-One, FDX Plus EID Tag	RFID Visual Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
All-in-One, HDX High Performance EID Tag	RFID Visual Tag HDX		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
Allflex Global-Ident Microchip	Injectable Transponder		Equine, Alpaca/Llama

AVID Identification 840 RFID Tag: Injectable Transponder ISO 11874/85

EZID Transponder Implant

Injectable Transponder

Equine, Alpaca/Llama

Destron 840 Visual Tags:

Medium Visual Tamper Evident Tag	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle
Large Visual Tamper Evident Tag	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle
Extra Large Visual Tamper Evident Tag	Visual Ear Tag		Cattle

Destron 840 RFID Tags: ISO 11784/85 Compliant.

Destron e.Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Destron Combo e.Tag	RFID Visual Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
Sheep/Goat Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Sheep/Goats, Deer/Elk
Equine LifeChip	Injectable Transponder FDX		Equine, Alpaca/Llama
Equine Bio-thermo LifeChip	Injectable Transponder FDX		Equine, Alpaca/Llama
g.Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX		Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk

All Other 840 Visual Tags:

ReyVis XL  ReyFlex	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Herdsman Small Temple Tag	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Herdsman Medium Temple Tag	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Herdsman Large Temple Tag	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
All American 1 Star Y-Tex Corp.	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Sheep/Goat, Deer/Elk
All American 2 Star Y-Tex Corp.	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
All American 3 Star Y-Tex Corp.	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
All American 4 Star Y-Tex Corp.	Visual Ear Tag	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk

All Other 840 RFID Tags: ISO 11874/85 Compliant.

g.Tag/Tri-Merit Global Animal Management	Button Ear Tag FDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
ReyRID Tag ReyFlex	Button Ear Tag FDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Leadertronic HDX Leader Products	Button Ear Tag HDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Write TAG Stockbrands Co.	Button Ear Tag FDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Deer/Elk
Temple EID Tag Temple Tag	Button Ear Tag FDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk
Y-Tex RFID Tag Y-Tex Corp.	Button Ear Tag FDX	No Picture	Cattle, Bison, Pigs, Deer/Elk

All Cattle ear tags and injectable transponders are approved for the following species of livestock. Cattle, Bison, Equine, Pigs, Alpaca, Llama, Sheep, and Goats, as well as Wildlife animals Deer, and Elk.

Please click on the following for a listing of the Approved Canadian Cattle Ear Tags.

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