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The right ear is used for litter mark and all pigs in the same litter must have the same ear notches in this ear. The pigs right ear is.
Adding Ear Notches We can use multiple notches of the same number to add up to the total that we need.
Pig ear notching worksheet. Swine Ear Notching Worksheet Directions. Identify the litter number and pig number for each piglet below 1 Pig _____ Litter _____ 2 Pig _____ Litter _____ 3 Pig _____ Litter _____ 4 Pig _____ Litter _____ 5 Pig _____ Litter _____. Pig Ear Notching Worksheet.
An accurate set of records on swine performance is one of the best management tools that a producer can have. Before a producer can keep such records he must be able to identify pigs from birth. The successful manager clips the needle teeth and navel cords as soon after birth as possible.
Its Top-NotchQVWUXFWLRQV 5HDGWKHIROORZLQJQRWFKHVDQGZULWHGRZQWKHSLJ VQXPEHU Learning Pig Ear Notches The right ear indicates a pigs_____ number. Standard notches in the pigs right ear are the 1 notch located on the bottom of the ear near the pigs head. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category piglet.
To know the importance of ear notching in pig identification to identify equipment used in notching pigs to know the safety precautions when ear notching to know the quadrant values on a pigs ear to be able to correctly read ear notches materials. Pass out the Identifying Ear Notches worksheet and allow students time to complete it. Give students the Make Your Own Ears worksheet to make their own set of pig ears.
Allow them to notch the ears making the pig ears so the Litter number is the day of their birthday and in the individual number is the month they were born. Pig ear notching worksheet an accurate set of records on swine performance is one of the best management tools that a producer can have. I actually cut out templates for the ears and then do a fruit roll up lab Ear Notching Lab Activity WS.
Hand out ear notching worksheets to the students and have them notch according. Ear Notching Worksheet ANSWERS Question 1. The notches in the RIGHT ear represent litter number.
The notches in the LEFT ear represent individual pig number. This preview shows page 1 - 2 out of 2 pages. Name_________________________ Period_______ Binder Page _______ Swine Ear Notching Worksheet Directions.
Identify the litter number and pig number for each piglet below 1 Pig _____________ Litter ___________ 2 Pig _____________. 3Using the ear notching system handout what would be notched out if the pig number was 7. Farmer Joe has 2 crossbred litters born on January 2 2009.
1 Yorkshire litter born on January 3 2009. 1 Yorkshire litter and 1 Duroc litter born on January 7 2009. The Yorkshire litter was born in the morning on the 7th and the Duroc litter.
Ear Notching Reference Guide Litter 6 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 610 611 612. A fun twist - have the kids cut out ears and assign them a litter number and individual number. Once theyve notched their ears accordingly have them tape them on their heads yes tape them and then go around the room and record 6 other peoples litter.
Ear notching is a very traditional method of identification in swine in which pigs are identified based on their birth order within a given farrowing. The pigs right ear is. Students may decorate the pig as they wish.
Teacher must check off worksheet before moving on. Once their pigs are approved by the teacher students need to look at their classmates pigs and write down their identification on the worksheet. Once the students have all their classmates pigs notches written down the students will present their pig to the class and inform the.
Adding Ear Notches We can use multiple notches of the same number to add up to the total that we need. Say we have a pig with the ear notch of 33-7. This ear notch would be made by making two notches in the 3 location on the left ear and one notch in the 1 location on the left ear 3317.
Correctly notching the pig is key. Each pig must be notched differently. So to notch pigs properly you must know the location and associated number of each notch.
The most common ear-notching system is shown in Figure 1. The right ear has five locations for notches and each location is assigned a number. Those five numbers are 1 3 81 9.
Ear Notches Ear notching is done on new born baby pigs for the purpose of identification. The pigs right ear is used for the litter number. All pigs in the same litter should have the same ear notch in the right ear.
The pigs left ear is used to show individual identification for each pig in the litter. Hand out Ear Notching worksheets to the students and have them notch according to the number they pulled out. If you do not have actual ear notchers have students draw the notches using colored markers.
A possible variation to this activity would be to have students apply a tattoo to the sample pig head worksheet or tag it with an ear tag. Vidual pigs number in the litter. Each pig will have different notches in the left ear.
The left ear is divided into three sections with values of 1 3 and 9 Figure 2. To develop a number make notches in different parts of the ear in such a way that their numerical values will add up to the desired number. For proper identification to be made it is essential that the notches be placed in the appropriate area of the ear so.
Ear-Notching System The Key 27 RIGHT Right ear - Litter number Left ear - Pig number Litter Mark. Right ear is used for litter mark and all pigs in same litter must have the same ear notches in the ear. Right ear is on pigs own right.
Left ear is used for notches to show individual pig number in the litter. Each pig will have different notches in this ear. Pig Ear Notching Worksheet An accurate set of records on swine performance is one of the best management tools that a producer can have.
Before a producer can keep such records he must be able to identify pigs from birth. The successful manager clips the needle teeth and navel cords as soon after birth as possible. Ear notching is a permanent method of pig identification.
Whereas ear tags may be lost or damaged ear notching remains in place to provide a unique identification for each animal. Be it for a 4-H project or for commercial purposes it benefits anyone involved in the swine industry to have a handle on the Universal Ear-Notching System. The outside top quadrant represents the number 3 and the inside top quadrant represents the number 9.
In the litter ear only the inside bottom represents the number 27. We hope you never get a litter with 27 pigs so you wont have to use that quadrant in the left ear The notch in the very tip of the right ear signifies litter number 81. At the end of this demonstration students will be able to properly notch the ears of piglets and be able to identify individual pigs according to the ear notches.
You own and operate a pig breeding operation with 25 sows. Universal Swine Ear Notching System. The right ear is used for litter mark and all pigs in the same litter must have the same ear notches in this ear.
On the pigs own right. The left ear is used for notches to show individual pig number in the litter. Each pig will have different notches in this ear.