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Detailed explanation-1: -The ear notching system is fairly unique to the pork industry and helps producers keep accurate records of their animals. It is done by putting small, v-shaped notches into the ears of a pig to identify the litter and which number the pig is within the litter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ear-notching helps identify a pig’s litter and which one of the litter it is, giving each pig a unique identity number. Notches are placed in one of five locations in the pig’s right ear-to show the litter number-and in one of three locations in the left ear-to show the individual pig number.

Detailed explanation-3: -The current list of approved APHIS swine identification devices / methods includes: Official eartags. USDA backtags only when used on swine moving in slaughter channels. Official swine tattoos (issued and authorized by State or Federal Animal Health Officials) on swine moving in slaughter channels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Recording the number of the pig Look at the notches on the right and the left ears then add up the number on each ear to give the number of the animal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ear notching is a simple and handy method to identify animals individually from a distance. There are variations in systems, but each identifies the animal by an individual number expressed in the relative positions of a combination of notches in the ear rim.