Ankle Bands: Keep Numbers and Sensors Safely in Place on Cattle
Numbers on the leg, around the neck or right at the ankle. Sturdy bands keep your identification easy to read for weeks on end.
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Ankle & Marking Bands: Identification That Stays
When a stroke of paint does not hold long enough, bands are the right answer. They carry numbers, colour codes or sensors and stay with the animal for weeks. Whether it is a neck number block at the feed fence, a leg band number during sorting or a fastening strap for the pedometer, you recognise every animal again reliably without having to restrain it a second time. That saves time and stress on both sides.
Neck, leg or ankle
Around the neck many farms work with marking bands and a clamp closure or with neck number blocks in sets of 25. The large digits can be read straight off at the feed fence. On the leg you use leg bands with hook and loop fastening and single digit leg band numbers in sets of ten, handy for colour codes and short lived groups. A plastic ankle band adjusts steplessly and fits everything from young stock to a fully grown cow. Fastening straps of 40 centimetres hold pedometers and other sensors in their place.
Fitting and checking correctly
The width decides. A band should sit firmly enough not to slip and loosely enough for two fingers to pass underneath. Check the fit right after putting it on and then at regular intervals, above all on growing animals. Watch out for clean cut edges and clamp points so that nothing rubs. Plastic and synthetic fibre wash off easily and can be used again. Note in your herd book which number belongs to which animal, then the match stays clear even if a band is lost somewhere in the shed.
Frequently asked questions
How tight should an ankle band sit?
Tight enough that it cannot slip, loose enough for two fingers to fit underneath. On young animals check the fit particularly often.
Can I use the bands more than once?
Bands made of plastic and synthetic fibre can be cleaned and fitted again. Replace them as soon as the closure or the material shows visible damage.
Do bands replace the ear tag?
No. The ear tag stays the official identification. Bands are the extra help for your own herd management in the shed and on pasture.
Bands for Neck, Leg and Ankle
Ankle and marking bands keep your identification exactly where you need it, and they do it for weeks instead of days. Neck number blocks in sets of 25 and neck marking bands with a clamp closure show the number large and easy to read at the feed fence. On the leg you work with hook and loop leg bands and single digit leg band numbers when you split groups for hoof care, treatment or sorting. A steplessly adjustable plastic ankle band fits young stock just as well as an older cow, and fastening straps of 40 centimetres hold pedometers and sensors securely in place. Check the fit after putting a band on and then regularly, so nothing rubs or slips. Every animal stays clearly matched and you find it again at once, whether at the feed fence, in the yard or out on the pasture.