Highland Calf (Bos taurus). Tags in both ears. Legal requirement which allows traceability of animal throughout life to butchers

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Highland Calf (Bos taurus). Calf. All domestic cattle must be identifiable as individual animals by law. Thus yellow plastic ear tags. This number enables the animal to be traced from within 20 days of birth to becoming a carcass of beef at a butchers.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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