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Nerpo Students tagging a Nguni Herd & collecting hair follicle samples for LIDCAT library storage with the ARC
(Agricultural Research Council) DNA testing system

The students attending the day where tagging & DNA sampling was illustrated and applied by them:

• Above left - students attending the training day

• Students operating the computer

• Tags, scanner, DNA collection system

• Cattle crush or handling raceway

• Some of the Nguni animals for ID tags application

• Registration into the software and INTERNET update

• At the end of the day the herd was uploaded via 3 G card

• Connectivity to The GMPBasic central data base program

• Hosted on GMP servers on a service provider platform

• Each cow's identification, plus DNA (tail hair) samples

• Results were updated to the central d-base

• These results are verifiable by the ARC DNA division

• The students also understand and appreciate the system

 For additional information, NERPO farmers are welcome to contact the NERPO offices at the contact details below.

Nerpo Offices & GMP Livestock Planning Section

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GMPTAGS uniquely marked system traceable tag

• This immediately adds value to the cows

• Cows purchased have to go through the same process

• Their results & records can be "sold" to the new owners

• Cattle tagged, returned to herd

• Typical poor quality re-usable, non-temper evident,

• Non-permanent tag - not recommended by GMPTAGS

• These tags dont last in the harsh environment.

• The tag "LH167" has no uniqueness to it

• Nor is it linked to a central data base

• No IDENTIFICATION , verifiable system

• That is the reason that the ID tag makes good sense

• It has a structured, auditable structure

• Traceable, livestock management & Identification

• The ID tags system will be implemented in phases

• Together with NERPO during the following months.   

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