Title: Swine Earnotching Tutorial
1Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9s
9s
81
27s
3s
3s
1s
1s
The right ear is used for the litter ID. The
left ear is used for the individual ID. Right
and left are established as the pigs right and
left.
Click each screen with your mouse to move to the
next screen.
2Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9s
9s
81
27s
3s
3s
1s
1s
Each ear is divided into four quadrants. No
more than two notches per quadrant are allowed.
The 81 notch is an exception to the rule only
one 81 notch is allowed in the right ear.
3Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9s
9s
81
27s
3s
3s
1s
1s
When reading an ear -notch on a pig you always
say the litter number first followed by the
individual number.
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Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Lets Practice
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11
ANSWER
4-2
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Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Lets Practice
27931
3311
ANSWER
40-8
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Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Lets Practice
93
8111
ANSWER
83-12
7Swine Earnotching Tutorial
- - For advanced earnotching a 27 notch in the
pigs left ear - counts as a 200 notch for the right ear
- An 81 notch in the pigs left ear counts towards
the right ear. - for example a pig with two 81 notches ( one in
each ear) - would count as 162 towards the litter number.
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Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Lets Practice
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20091
ANSWER
210-5
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Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Lets Practice
91
81811
ANSWER
163-10
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Thanks for viewing our earnotching tutorial !
