ABGA TATTOO LETTERS:
- 2022 Tattoo Year Letter: M
- 2021 Tattoo Year Letter: L
- 2020 Tattoo Year Letter: K
- 2019 Tattoo Year Letter: J
- 2018 Tattoo Year Letter: H
- 2017 Tattoo Year Letter: G
- 2016 Tattoo Year Letter: F
- 2015 Tattoo Year Letter: E
- 2014 Tattoo Year Letter: D
- 2013 Tattoo Year Letter: C
- 2012 Tattoo Year Letter: B
- 2011 Tattoo Year Letter: A
- 2010 Tattoo Year Letter: Z
- 2009 Tattoo Year Letter: Y
- 2008 Tattoo Year Letter: X
- 2007 Tattoo Year Letter: W
- 2006 Tattoo Year Letter: V
- 2005 Tattoo Year Letter: T
- 2004 Tattoo Year Letter: S
- 2003 Tattoo Year Letter: R
- 2002 Tattoo Year Letter: P
- 2001 Tattoo Year Letter: N
- 2000 Tattoo Year Letter: M
- 1999 Tattoo Year Letter: L
- 1998 Tattoo Year Letter: K
- 1997 Tattoo Year Letter: J
- 1996 Tattoo Year Letter: H
- 1995 Tattoo Year Letter: G
- 1994 Tattoo Year Letter: F
- 1993 Tattoo Year Letter: E
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Equipment needed for tattooing: baking soda, tattoo digits, numbers and alphabet, tattoo ink (paste or roll-on, green is the most versatile), tattoo pliers, wet wipes, tooth brush and towel.
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Cleaning the ear. Scrub the middle of the ear with a wipe.
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Dry ear thoroughly.
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Apply ink to ear.
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Tattoo ear using tattoo pliers, push down hard. Herd prefix goes in right ear and animal number goes in left ear.
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Apply more ink.
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Apply baking soda liberally.
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Work baking soda into tattooed area.
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Finished product after one year.
