Reading Ear Notches

• Litter 7, Pig 8

• Litter 10, Pig 10

• Litter 4, Pig 4

• Litter 12, Pig 12

• Litter 107, Pig 12

• Litter 75, Pig 13

• Litter 115, Pig 4

• Litter 200, Pig 23

• Litter 12, Pig 87

• Litter 87, Pig 12

• Litter 56, Pig 55

• Litter 72, Pig 17

• Litter 27, Pig 2

• Litter 8, Pig 19

• Litter 7, Pig 35

• Litter 19, Pig 8

• Litter 7, Pig 14

• Litter 14, Pig 7

• Litter 13, Pig 8

• Litter 10, Pig 10

• Litter 10, Pig 17

• Litter 12, Pig 8

• Litter 21. Pig 15

• Litter 16, Pig 12

If a pig has a notch cut close to his head on the bottom of both his left ear and his right ear, his number is:

• pig 1, litter 1.

• pig 3, litter 3.

• pig 9, litter 9.

• pig 12, litter 12.

If a pig has a notch cut in the tip of his right ear and a notch cut on the bottom of his left ear close to his head, his number is:

• litter 3, pig 3.

• litter 81, pig 1.

• pig 1, litter 1.

• pig 9, litter 9.

The notches in a pig’s left ear indicate the animal’s:

• birth date.

• individual number.

• litter number.

• parents.

The notches in a pig’s right ear indicate the animal’s:

• age.

• individual number.

• litter number.

• weight.