Posted 11/25/2010 09:38 (#1453191 - in reply to #1452859) Subject: Re: Q on Branding and ID of cattle in Midwest/East
Central Saskatchewan Canada
Generally we don't put the tag in a hole that is already there. In an older cow the hole is usually rounded out and the new tag has a better chance of falling out.
If the cow is going through the chute and onto the truck to be sold, then we will put it in an old hole.