606470 A unit 11 for tagging and/or collecting tissue from an animal comprises a male part 12 for tagging and/or collecting tissue, a female part 13 for tagging and/or receiving the tissue, and an intermediate linking element 14 between the male and female parts. The intermediate linking element 14 has a first portion 141 for joining to the male part 12 and a second portion 1421 for joining to the female part 13 enabling the male and female parts to be held in a same tagging and/or collecting axis AA&rsquo, prior to the tagging and/or collecting of tissue from the animal. The first joining portion 141 comprises at least one housing that at least partially receives one tip and/or an end of a collecting element of the male part 12. The intermediate linking element 14 is removable.
