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Livestock branding is a technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner. Originally, livestock branding only referred to hot branding large stock with a branding iron , though the term now includes alternative techniques.
The branding iron consisted of an iron rod with a simple symbol or mark which was heated in a fire. After the branding iron turned red-hot, the cowhand pressed the branding iron against the hide of the cow. The unique brand meant that cattle owned by multiple owners could then graze freely together on the commons or open range.
Cattle being earmarked and electrically branded An earmarked donkey. An earmark is a cut or mark in the ear of livestock animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels or sheep, made to show ownership, year of birth or sex. The term dates to the 16th century in England. [1]
Branding of the Huguenot John Leclerc during the 16th century persecutions. Whipping and branding of thieves in Denmark, 1728. In criminal law, branding with a hot iron was a mode of punishment consisting of marking the subject as if goods or animals, sometimes concurrently with their reduction of status in life.
Wood branding, permanently marking, by way of heat, typically of wood (also applied to plastic, cork, leather, etc.) Livestock branding, the marking of animals to indicate ownership such as; Human branding, body modification done for various reasons, voluntary and involuntary, throughout history; Freeze branding, permanently marking by way of cold
Most report pain, edema and sloughing of skin. Branding times vary but most are strongly overbranded, perhaps due a naive assumption that human skin requires the same brand durations as those of cattle and horses. Branding times up to 30 seconds have been recorded, although even 10 seconds have proved sufficient to produce a third degree cryoburn.
A Brand Book published by the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association. A Brand Book records all livestock brands registered with an organization. In the U.S. most states have branding laws that require brands to be registered before use.
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