Sheep producers who move animals across state lines must now have the animals officially identified with a USDA ear tag. The new regulation is part of the National Scrapie Eradication Program, says ...

Oregon sheep producers received a pep talk recently encouraging them to help eradicate scrapie by tagging sheep. The ear tags are critical in tracing the origin of sheep that may be infected with the ...

Is it the top picture, which shows Brendan Carey, from Scanclear, walking away while sheep run freely through a portable scanning race? Or is it the lower picture, in which he is trying to shove ewes ...