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Ear Notching

Ear Notching. Produced by Angel Henschel , 2012 Lecture by: Walter Taylor, Agricultural Educator. Why do we ear notch?. Identification Farm Record keeping Administering medications Purebred registrations Sales Does not harm the animal, you will notice minor bleeding.

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Ear Notching

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  1. Ear Notching Produced by Angel Henschel, 2012 Lecture by: Walter Taylor, Agricultural Educator

  2. Why do we ear notch? • Identification • Farm Record keeping • Administering medications • Purebred registrations • Sales • Does not harm the animal, you will notice minor bleeding. • Why? There are no nerves in the margin of the animals ear.

  3. How to read ear notching • Pig’s left ear: individual pig number • Pig’s right ear: litter number

  4. Notch numbering layout

  5. What is this animal’s ID number? Sample #1 So this is the 121st litter, and was the 13th pig born in the litter.

  6. What is this animal’s ID number? Sample #2 9 81 3 3 3

  7. What is this animal’s ID number? Sample #3 87 12

  8. QUIZ There are 6 hog faces. Determine what the animal’s ID number is.

  9. Question 1

  10. Question 2

  11. Question 3

  12. Question 4

  13. Question 5

  14. Question 6

  15. Answers to Quiz • Question 1: 28-9 • Question 2: 110-5 • Question 3: 16-7 • Question 4: 19-8 • Question 5: 15-1 • Question 6: 13-3

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