To this day brands are the most reliable method of identifying the owner of livestock and make it harder for rustlers to steal. Brands are generally made up of letters numbers or other characters and marks.
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Western livestock brands. Index of livestock brands in western australia 1912 1962. But brands are most famously associated with the cowboys and cattle drives of the old west when brands were used to identify a cow s owner protect cattle from rustlers cattle thieves and to. The register contains the details of all registered identifiers i e.
Here are resources from the smithsonian institute and arizona department of agriculture to decode the somewhat mysterious language of the livestock brand. See more ideas about cattle brands cattle branding iron. Stock brands earmarks pig tattoos hive brands and property identification codes pics currently registered for use in wa.
Searches can be conducted for registered owner s. Mar 22 2019 i have always been truly fascinated with cattle brands and the history of them. A ranch s brand is sometimes derived from initials of its original owner but in the early days of ranching often a rancher would buy a herd of cattle as well as the brand.
The livestock brand is one of the iconic images of the west. The western australian stock brand and pic register is maintained by the department of primary industries and regional development dpird. New book celebrates california ranch life by documenting the livestock brands of calaveras county burson ca february 6 2017 for those fascinated by the history of early california brands of the old west and or ranching in america the newly published brands of calaveras county california 1854 1880 offers a rare glimpse into the past through the brands associated with one county.