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Livestock branding is a technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner.Other forms of livestock identification include freeze branding, inner lip or ear tattoos, earmarking, ear tagging, and radio-frequency identification (RFID), which is tagging with a microchip implant.

A brand is filed based upon its first letter or character. Brands are read from left to right, top to bottom, or outside to inside. Brands that contain letters, numbers or characters having rafters, quarter circles, or bars above or below are listed under the letter, number or character category.

Choosing the brand Be simple and unique. A brand is a mark others will identify with your cattle operation for years to come. To be legally binding, the brand must have at least two characters and be at least 3 inches in diameter.

Brands are read from left to right, from the top down or from the outside to the inside. If a letter or symbol is made backwards from its normal position, it's read as a reverse. A letter partially over on its face or back is said to be tumbling. If a letter lies horizontally on its face or back, it is called lazy.

Go to your state's brand registration office and ask to see the listing of already registered brands. This will give you some ideas, as well as show you what's no longer available. The brand registration officer will help you in the design process. Choose letters, numbers or symbols to create your brand.

The books are often available in county libraries or state archives; some state livestock boards may search their records for a fee. If you're lucky, the state will have digitized historical brand books. Search Utah's Division of Animal Industry's brand books from 1849 to 1930 on the state archives Web site.

At its most basic, a cattle brand is composed of a few simple letters and numbers, possibly in combination with a basic shape or symbols like a line, circle, heart, arc, or diamond.