Identification of sheep and goats is required by law under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013 [BAM(IMSA)] Regulations. Sheep and Goats in Western Australia must have an NLIS tag or device bearing the brand or PIC of the owner. Earmarking of sheep and goats in WA is optional.
If you choose to earmark, sheep and goats. Visual tag use by accredited veterinarians to identify bulls. The Trichomoniasis year is defined as September 1 and runs through August 31, so application of the appropriate tag color will change each year on September 1.
Receive 10% Bonus Tags & Free Applicators. See Special Offers Tab Below. Under the Tag Incentive Payment (TIP) scheme, Western Australian sheep and goat producers will continue to have access to discounted, accredited, eIDs throughout 2026.
From 1st January 2026 a $0.60 cent discount per eID tag applies to accredited ORANGE eID tags until 31 December 2026. The discount on White breeder. Mobble's sheep tag colour selector from their livestock farm management software.
The year of birth colour system has eight colours (black, white, orange, light green, purple, yellow, red, sky blue). Each colour is connected to a year on a rolling cycle, starting with the colour black and ending with sky blue. EID Sheep Tag WA 2026 Orange Min 50 Tags.
Price is adjusted to recognise rebate (if any) or levy (if any) paid or levied by State govt. to the manufacturer. EID Applicator Req'd.
WA intends on continuing with the year of birth colour system for electronic tags, as well as tagging for sex with tags in specific ears (left - male, right - female). Earmarking will still be optional. The NLIS (National Livestock Identification System) standard for RFID (radio frequency identification) allows for year of birth colours to be used and DPIRD will legislate the requirement.
If. The year of birth colour system has eight colours. The colours are black, white, orange, light green, purple, yellow, red and sky blue, in that order.
Each colour designates a year on a rolling cycle starting with the colour black and ending with sky blue, and then returning to black. Pink is used for post-breeder tags to show that sheep have been brought onto the property, usually from a. Self piercing, tag cannot fall out.
Heat resistant and ultra violet light stabilised. Applicators The tag can be applied with the 3 in 1 Applicator and 3 in 1 Applicator Lite $0.85 per tag (WA Subsidy Special) Please note: Multipin Tags are available in strips of 10 only. Please ensure your order quantity is to the nearest multiple of 10.
Post-breeder tags These are applied to sheep or goats no longer on their property of birth, or to introduced animals that have lost their original tag. If you need to apply a post-breeder device where the animal already has a visual NLIS tag, leave the property of birth tag in the ear, as well as applying the NLIS post. Tag Incentive Payment Scheme As part of the implementation of a national electronic identification (eID) traceability system for sheep and farmed goats, Western Australia's primary producers have received a point of sale eID tag discount from 1 January 2024.