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Ear notching in swine is used to identify the litter number and pig number in that litter. The pig's right ear is used to identify the litter number from 1 up to 161 and the pig's left ear is used for the pig's number within that litter. Each ear is broken up into sections from the base around to the top of the ear and numbered 1,3,9,27, and 81 on the litter ear and 1,3, and 9 on the pig ear. Each section can have no more than 2 notches in it and then they are added up on each ear to determine the numbers such as for litter number 113 there would be 5 notches in the right ear and for pig number 6 there would be 2 notches in the left ear. It is recorded like 113-6. It isn't practiced as much now as in the past since ear-tags and tattooing are more readily available.
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Are there many different types of ear notching?
Ear notching is the practice of cutting a small (usually triangular) section out of the edge of a pig's ear in order to identify the owner of that pig, similar to branding of horses and cows. It is commonly performed on very young piglets, six weeks old or less.
Why are there triangles cut into hogs ears?
Ear notching is done to identify the animals without using tags, which might get pulled out at a young age.
What do they call a castrated boar?
a boar is a swine who has not been castarated a barrow is a male swine that has been castarated a guilt is a female swine that has not yet farrowed a pig is a female swine that has farrowed
What is an example of a sentence using the word swine?
The farmer raised cattle, sheep, horses, and swine. Some of his pigs were of the finest swine breeds.
What is swine render in woodland?
Swine render in Woodland is lard. Lard is made from melting down the fat of swine. It is then left to cool and used as shortening in cooking.
What is the most common form of identification for swine?
Ear notching
When notching swine ear for number 81 notch do you take the very tip out or not?
if your nice no but you can actualy i dont no that much
What are the advantages of ear notching?
accuracy is good and less cost of operation & less maintenance required for notching machine.
Are there many different types of ear notching?
Ear notching is the practice of cutting a small (usually triangular) section out of the edge of a pig's ear in order to identify the owner of that pig, similar to branding of horses and cows. It is commonly performed on very young piglets, six weeks old or less.
Why are there triangles cut into hogs ears?
Ear notching is done to identify the animals without using tags, which might get pulled out at a young age.
When is notching useful?
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Does an ear infection have to do with the Swine Flu?
Not really, other than when you have the flu you may be more susceptible to bacterial infections (usually ear infections are caused by bacteria, not viruses like the swine flu). Any time there is any kind of infection of the respiratory system, the ears can get an accumulation of fluids that encourages a secondary ear infection.
What is a notching?
A V-shaped cut
What is the singular form of swine?
The possessive form for the noun swine is swine's.
What is the plural form of swine?
Swine is the plural form of swine.
What is the difference between native swine and modern swine?
a female swine is smaller than a male swine...
Have no diarrhea but you have mucus rectal discharge and a lot of gas in the intestine and you had a fissure and a fistula but made a surgery two months ago and you got rid of it plus ear infection?
You have the SWINE.
