Columns, Opinion

Bovine pyroglyphics

The days of cattle barons and range wars are in the past, but cattle, sheep and brands remain. Brands are now registered statewide and are put on other livestock besides cattle.

Instead of traditional branding, sheep are branded with a semi-permanent paint. Si-ro-mark sells sheep marking fluids in red, green, blue, orange, and purple which can be removed from the wool later. (No, you can’t buy it on Amazon yet.) The idea is to dip…