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? So this is the 121 st litter, and was the 13 th pig born in the litter.

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

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

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

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: 14-3