New Zealand Tag Selection Guide

Colour Options Primary Size Combinations Female (Front Tag) Marking Options Direct to Slaughter Tags Click here for NZ Animal Health Board Regulations

Animal Health Board Tag Selection Guide Zee Tags Colour Options

The primary female (front tag) is always yellow. Eight colour options are available for the male back tag: Yellow (YE) White (WH)  Orange (OR)  Green (GR) Blue (BL) Red (RE) Pink (PK)  Purple (PR)                Zee Tags Primary Combinations

Seven size combinations are available:       FRONT TAGS         FX Female Extra Large   FL Female Large   FM Female Medium ML Male Large   FXML FLML Not available BACK TAGS MM Male Medium   Not available FLMM FMMM MB Male Button   FXMB FLMB FMMB

Female Primary Marking Options The primary female tag is the "official" AHB component of the device. It is always yellow and must have the AHB logo, the herd number, the bar code, and the individual animal number. The Zee Tags Primary female tag has two layout options: Year Coded The two digit year code is displayed "vertically " to the left of the animal number. Maximum of four digits for the animal number. Serial coded The tag is not year coded Only the animal number is displayed. Maximum of six digits for the animal number. No "zeros" printed to the left of the animal number. Serial coded "0028" is printed "28")

Direct to Slaughter Tags

These tags are only to be used when animals are going direct from the farm to a meat processing plants. - a full set of AHB tags must be applied for animals being sold.