#$%^&*AU2013100620A420130606.pdf#####6 Abstract (Fig 4 to be used) A cattle ear tag (1) has a male portion including a stem (6) which is longer than typical tag stems of cattle tags, enabling the tag (1) to be secured about the thicker portion of an animal's ear adjacent to its head, thereby minimising snagging. The length of X of the stem (6) compared to the length Y of the head (5) is at least 2.6LOD NI >;Vo o O >; Z LO co0