I can attest that after tattooing
thousands of rabbits and hundreds of dairy cattle, that it's the
technique and equipment that makes them legible. I have not found age to
be a factor. In cattle - ours live longer than the rabbits, the tattoos
seem to bleed with time, not fade. Similar to an old sailor's sexy lady
tattoos! :)
The pins must be sharp. The ink must not
be anything other than tattoo ink and not have frozen or be much over a year
old.
Rabbit ears are very tender and calf ears
are tougher. I can't imagine that a horse would be much trouble if
properly sedated for the task.
As a licensed all-breed rabbit judge in
the US - legible tattoos are a requirement to show. Let me tell you, I've
come to appreciate good ones!
Molly in MI- where we're getting more snow
- yeah...
