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What does a DID actually name or identify?

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First, this is going to sound like a worn-out question that has been answered a million times.

**Context**

![Screenshot_20241229-112909.png](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ba779df5-0ced-45f9-ae29-59f32a5381be)

![cow-rfidtag-ageverified-file.jpg](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/65471335-1e98-4ba5-9b38-78f4965cef1c)

Suppose you have a cow with:
1. a yellow CCIA (Canadian Cattle Identification Agency) RFID button attached to the right ear (with its embedded globally unique identification number 124 000 123 456 789, for example)
2. a pink plastic ear tag with a handwritten "RCCL 205K 2013" on both sides of it using a special permanent marker attached to the left ear
3. a hot fire brand "R over C" on the Left Rib of the animal (i.e. my personal brand registered with the Alberta Livestock Identification Service (LIS))
4. brown white-face Hereford-crossbred cow with a healthy calf with the same features at her side
5. residing in Alberta Canada
6. that will live for 8-10 years (8-10 cow-calf cycles)

**Assumptions**

- Assume for this example, we're using DID Method `did:cows`.

**Question**

What is your cow's unique DID? What's the best answer?

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