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Ear Notching

Ear Notching. Introduction. Why do we use animal identification? Keep current health records Ex: diseases, immunizations, medications, etc. Most common form of animal identification for swine (also used for sheep and cattle). Objectives. Explain the importance of identification of swine.

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Ear Notching

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  1. Ear Notching

  2. Introduction • Why do we use animal identification? • Keep current health records • Ex: diseases, immunizations, medications, etc. • Most common form of animal identification for swine (also used for sheep and cattle).

  3. Objectives • Explain the importance of identification of swine. • Recognize ear notches on a poster. • Illustrate ear notching procedure on a worksheet.

  4. Helpful Tips: • Be careful not to put ear notches too close together! • Skin may weaken and could tear or break off! • At least a ¼ inch in between each notch. • When notching older pigs, house them in separate pens.

  5. When piglets around 1 to 3 days old. Use a sharp knife or “V” notchers. Make sure all tools are sterilized!!!

  6. How to read ear notches 27 9 9 81 3 3 1 1 Pig’s Right Ear Litter Number Pig’s Left Ear Pig Number

  7. Guidelines • Two notches are allowed in each quadrant, except for the ear tips. • Minimum of 1 notch in each ear. • Maximum of 9 notches in each ear. • Maximum Litter Number = 161 • Maximum Pig Number = 26

  8. Now it’s your turn… • There are two jars labeled litter number and pig number. • Each of you will draw 1 number from each jar. • Demonstrate the ear notches on the poster in front of class.

  9. Evaluation • When I say GO, take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions: • Why is it important to develop an identification system for pigs? • At what age do we commonly ear notch pigs? • Fill in the blank: The pig’s left ear depicts the _______ number. The pig’s right ear depicts the _______ number.

  10. Summary • Today we learned about ear notching swine and the importance of identification systems for livestock.

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