Sheep ear tags are colour coded for year of birth, year of birth colour tagging is not mandatory under the national scheme.
A producer may choose other colours depending on their sheep husbandry and sheep management requirements.
Sheep ear tags can be attached to either the right or left ear.
2005 Yellow
2006 Red
2007 Sky Blue
2008 Black
2009 White
2010 Orange
2011 Light Green
2012 Purple
2013 Yellow
2014 Red
2015 Sky Blue
2016 Black
2017 White
2018 Orange
2019 Light Green
2020 Purple
2021 Yellow
2022 Red
2023 Sky Blue
2024 Black
2025 White
2026 Orange
2027 Light Green
2028 Purple
2029 Yellow
2030 Red
2031 Sky Blue
2032 Black
2035 White
2036 Orange
2037 Light Green
2038 Purple
2039 Yellow
Any year Post-breeder Tags are pink. Post-breeder tags must be applied to sheep if their place of origin cannot be specified on the NVD/waybill when they are moved or sold.