Powered Ear Tagging Tool

A Powered Ear Tagging Tool-also called a tagger, pliers, or applicator-allows one, with the squeeze of the trigger, to affix an electronic ID tag to the ear of an animal (cattle, pig, sheep, goat, exotic, etc.). It is designed to provide secure attachment to and no suffering by the animal as well as minimizing tired hands and fatigue for the producer. The American-made Allflex and Y-TEX taggers are pneumatic-powered, whereas the Midnight tagger is battery-powered. Also available are these battery-powered taggers from international sources: Laipson, Okuyonic, QFGain, SACLMD, Tgoon, 3TRES3 (available via Amazon and/or their own websites).

Cost: $200-$450

Impairment Category: Upper extremity