When notching swine ear for number 81 notch do you take the very tip out or not?

In the litter ear only, the inside bottom represents the number 27. (We hope you never get a litter with 27 pigs, so you won't have to use that quadrant in the left ear!) The notch in the very tip of the right ear signifies litter number 81.

1. When ear notching a pig what ear does the liter number go in?
2. How do you notch a pig's ears?
3. What is the identifying number that corresponds to a notch in the tip of the right ear of the animal?
4. How important is ear notching in swine farming?
5. Does ear notching hurt pigs?
6. What tool is used to ear notch pigs?
7. What does a notch in a cat's ear mean?
8. How do you read a litter number?
9. What does the right ear notches represent?
10. Why are ear tags used with ear notching?
11. How do you mark animals?
12. What is the most common identification system for swine?
13. What is one benefit of ear tagging?

When ear notching a pig what ear does the liter number go in?

The pig's right ear is the Litter Ear (where the litter number is notched) and the pig's left ear is the Individual Pig Ear (where the pig number within the litter is notched). Pigs within the same litter will all have the same litter number, but will have different pig numbers.

How do you notch a pig's ears?

The easiest method of reading ear notches is looking down on the pig's head from behind the ears. The right ear will be on your right side while the left ear will be on your left side. This method helps avoid mixing up the pigs right and left ear.

What is the identifying number that corresponds to a notch in the tip of the right ear of the animal?

The litter number is notched in the pig's right ear and the individual pig number in the pig's left ear. Figure 3.

How important is ear notching in swine farming?

Piglet Identification with Ear Notching or Tagging

Indeed ear notching provides a very permanent means of lifetime identification for individual pigs. Ear tags are also readily available but do have the potential for loss or wear over time.

Does ear notching hurt pigs?

Pigs need to be individually identified throughout life for management and traceability of products for safety or assurance schemes. Ear notching is considered to be painful. Due to the increased labor and time required to apply the ear notches and read them, this procedure is not commonly used in commercial settings.

What tool is used to ear notch pigs?

The ear notcher tool is used to notch the ears of baby pigs. Ear notching is used to identify the pigs. Ear notching is typically done within 7 days of birth, and is often accompanied with iodine to prevent any infection from occurring.

What does a notch in a cat's ear mean?

An ear notch on a cat's ear allows us to physically identify if the cat has been spayed/neutered. If you have rescued a cat and plan on releasing the cat back out, it is important to get his/her's ear notched at the time of the spay/neuter surgery. Some doctors cut across the cat's ear and some do a V-shaped tip.

How do you read a litter number?

The right ear represents the litter number, think of it as the pigs last name. Whereas the left ear represents the individual number like the pigs first name. An easy way to remember which ear is which, when looking at the pig, the ear to your left is the litter ear. Left = Litter.

What does the right ear notches represent?

The pig's right ear (as viewed from the rear of the pig) is designated as the “litter” ear. Notches in this ear tell the producer which litter the pig was born to. Producers may start with litter number 1 on the first of the year, or re-start the litter numbers several times per year, depending on the number of sows.

Why are ear tags used with ear notching?

pulled off and lost. Tags are more often used to re-number pigs that have already been marked. Ear notching is the most practical as it is visible from a distance and remains notched for the life of the pig. ... The right ear notches signify the litter number and the left ear signifies the individual pig number.

How do you mark animals?

There are some simple temporary methods to mark the animals like tail marking with pen, clipping hair, and fur dying. Pen marks last for 1-2 days while hair clipping can identify the subjects up to 14 days. The temporary nature of these methods outweighs their benefits like easy application, stress-free, and low-tech.

What is the most common identification system for swine?

The most permanent type of identification used by most producers is an ear notching system. With this system, small notches are cut into the baby pigs' ears shortly after birth with a small pair of v-shaped pliers. The notches represent numbers and remain with the pig its entire life.

What is one benefit of ear tagging?

Ear tags provide a visual aid for unique identification (such as a flock or premise number) and can help to identify sex, year of birth, sire, dam and much more. If you use tags in your breeding flock, it's wise to install a tag in both ears when they are baby lambs.