Livestock Identification Methods

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Across
  1. 1. Method of ID that is placed usually under the skin near the shoulder blades or base of the ear
  2. 3. ID method used primarily in rabbits
  3. 5. Type of large pill used in veterinary medicine
  4. 7. ID method used primarily in dairy cattle
  5. 9. ID method mainly used in show sheep and cattle
  6. 11. Method of ID which uses a design that is imprinted onto the animal using liquid nitrogen
  7. 13. Circular and spiral patterns of the hair
  8. 14. ID method used in the poultry industry
  9. 16. Country where the conquistadors originated who developed branding
Down
  1. 2. Method of ID which uses a design that is imprinted onto the animal using heat
  2. 4. goats, cattle and deer
  3. 6. Fatal disease of sheep and goats
  4. 8. Method of ID where a plastic tag is pierced in between the 2nd and 3rd ear cartilage rib
  5. 10. ID method primarily used in the swine industry
  6. 12. Mammal which chews cud regurgitated from its rumen; includes cattle and
  7. 15. Acronym for the voluntary government program developed to help producers and officials in the event of a disease outbreak