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sheep tagging

13-10-2015 10:50AM

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ballybull95

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Recently heard about gps tracking for sheep and cows. Wondering what peoples views are on this

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#2 13-10-2015 11:03AM

Arrow in the Knee

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ballybull95 wrote: »

Recently heard about gps tracking for sheep and cows. Wondering what peoples views are on this

Well if someone cuts the GPS tag out of the animals ear it will be no good and another expense on farmers.

I think a bolus or electronic chip in the animal is the best solution but as technology improves something else will probably be better.

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#3 13-10-2015 04:32PM

MayoAreMagic

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Would be very useful in commonage farming. would easily have lost 50 odd animals over the years where they just disappear.
At least if it was cut out, you would know they were stolen.

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