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Cattle brands used in Mitchell County in West Texas are displayed on a public mural in Colorado City, Texas Branding irons from the Grant-Kohrs Ranch Branding iron from Swedish stallion depot. Most brands in the United States include capital letters or numerals, often combined with other symbols such as a slash, circle, half circle, cross, or ...
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]
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.
These book are usually provided free to law enforcement personnel and County Extension Agents. Some states have their Brand Books available online. A typical Brand Book will usually have an image of the brand, the location of the brand on the animal, and the type of animal that will be branded, as well as the owner of the brand.
Tamgha of the Bayundur, which represents a falcon according to Mahmud al-Kashgari. A tamga or tamgha (from Old Turkic: 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀, romanized: tamga, lit. 'stamp, seal'; Turkish: damga; Mongolian: tamga; Adyghe: тамыгъэ, romanized: tamığə; Kabardian: дамыгъэ, romanized: damığə) was an abstract seal or brand used by Eurasian nomads initially as a livestock branding, and ...
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Back to our cattle, heading through the hills and valleys to get branded. Cowboys discover stillborn bison, meaning that the disease brucellosis is present, threatening the ranch’s cattle and ...
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