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  • Jean Guerrero/The Wall Street Journal Cattle farmers in Coahuila check the ear-tag on a dead cow to see if it belongs to them.

    Mexico Struggles With Drought 2012

  • Though a slight flinch was observed when the blade first touched the throat, it was a much less vigorous flinch than that of a reaction to an ear-tag punch.

    Why Kosher Meat Is A Healthier Alternative GreenFertility 2008

  • Though a slight flinch was observed when the blade first touched the throat, it was a much less vigorous flinch than that of a reaction to an ear-tag punch.

    Archive 2008-01-01 GreenFertility 2008

  • The disease affects calves aged less than one month old with infected calves having a persistent fever with bleeding from the nose, gums, ear-tag holes and injection sites.

    FWi - All News 2009

  • On branding day, what a relief to see all the vehicles arrive, bringing our team-roper pals with horses and ropes, relatives and reliable neighbors to vaccinate or ear-tag or fill in anywhere.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories By Mary Flitner Writers on the Range 2009

  • We’d ear-tag them, weigh them, separate off the slaughter bulls, and get them out of the chutes as fast as we possibly could.

    Home on the Range 2007

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