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Sheep and Goat Farming
Industry Application

Sheep and Goat Farming

Sheep and goats are tagged in numbers, handled in flocks and moved often, so the cost per tag and the speed of a read matter more than anywhere else. Raybaca supplies lightweight tags and the pedigree and weighing devices built around them.

The Problems on This Kind of Operation

  • Lambs are tagged in volume at birth and the paperwork rarely keeps up
  • Small ears will not carry a heavy tag without tearing
  • Pedigree links between ewe and lamb are lost as soon as they leave the pen
  • Weighing a flock one animal at a time takes a full day of labour
  • Flock counts at movement are estimates rather than records

What Buyers Need

  • A small light tag that a lamb's ear can carry from birth
  • Identification and weight bound together at the moment of weighing
  • Pedigree records created in the yard, not typed up afterwards
  • Equipment that works away from mains power in the paddock

Typical Application Scenarios

How a Deployment Runs

The order of these steps matters more than the hardware. Getting the frequency and the numbering settled first is what stops a project being redone.

Tag at birth

UHF electronic ear tags go into lambs at birth so the record starts on day one.

Bind identity and weight

A pedigree and weight device reads the tag and stores the weight against the code, on battery, without site power.

Export or upload

Data is stored locally with USB export, or uploaded automatically to a management platform address.

Use the record

Growth rates and pedigree lines become the basis for culling and breeding decisions.

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Questions From Sheep and Goat Farming

Are Raybaca tags small enough for lambs

Yes. The sheep ear tag range is built lighter and smaller than the cattle range so a lamb's ear can carry it without tearing.

Does the weighing device need mains power in the paddock

No. The pedigree and weight devices run on an internal lithium battery and store data locally, so they work where there is no supply.

Can I export the data without an internet connection

Yes. Data is stored on the device and can be exported over USB, as well as being uploaded automatically when a connection is available.

Get a Specification for Your Operation

Tell us how many animals, how they are handled and what your programme or buyer requires. We will propose the tag, the applicator and the reader that fit.