Swine Earnotching Tutorial

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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9's
9's
81
27's
3's
3's
1's
1's
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.
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9's
9's
81
27's
3's
3's
1's
1's
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.
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
9's
9's
81
27's
3's
3's
1's
1's
When reading an ear -notch on a pig, you always
say the litter number first, followed by the
individual number.
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Let's Practice
31
11
ANSWER
4-2
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Let's Practice
27931
3311
ANSWER
40-8
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Let's Practice
93
8111
ANSWER
83-12
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• - 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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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Let's Practice
311
20091
ANSWER
210-5
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Swine Earnotching Tutorial
Right Ear -Litter
Left Ear - Individual
Let's Practice
91
81811
ANSWER
163-10
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