livestock branding

technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner, traditionally with a hot iron
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livestock branding

Summary

livestock branding ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • livestock branding is a type of marking[2].
  • livestock branding's Commons category is recorded as Livestock branding[3].
  • livestock branding's applies to part is recorded as Animalia[4].
  • livestock branding's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • livestock branding's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • livestock branding's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • livestock branding's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[8].
  • livestock branding's uses is recorded as branding iron[9].

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Definition and Type

livestock branding is a type of marking[2].

Why It Matters

livestock branding ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 1d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of marking
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Applies to part Animalia
    Biblissima authority id Q297923
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297923, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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