Ear tag be deferred to some later date. Pigs, cattle and sheep are frequently earmarked with pliers that notch registered owner and/or age marks into the ear. Mares on large horse breeding farms have a plastic tag attached to a neck strap for identification; which preserves their ears free of notches. Dairy cows are sometimes identified with ratchet fastened plastic anklets fitted on the pastern for ready inspection during milking; however NLIS requirements apply to cattle - including both dairy and beef animals. More commonly coloured electrical tape is used as short term ankle identifiers for dairy animals to identify when one
Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets of up to 36 pages – can be in introducing new poetry to readers. The Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney praised the prize's establishment as "inspired". The award recognises an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form in the UK. The following is a list of shortlisted pamphlets. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year. The Michael Marks Publishers' Award recognises an outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form. The following is a list of shortlisted publishers. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year. Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets Michael Marks Awards for Poetry