What are the methods of ear tag number marking for pigs?

There are usually two methods of numbering pigs, namely the ear tag marking method and the ear number marking method.

1, ear tag marking method

Usually purchased from the manufacturer of plastic or synthetic plastic ear tag, with a special chemical reagent to write the number, and then use a special ear tag pliers will be set in the ears of the pig ear tag, this method of operation is simple, easy to identify, but the cost is higher.

2, ear number marking method

The use of ear number pliers in the pig's ears to play a hole or notch that number, this method is easy to operate, low-cost, experienced people can identify. Pig head front facing the operator, in the operator's left side of the pig's ear on the tip of the notch said that the number 200, the upper edge of a notch said that the number 30, the lower edge of a notch said that the number 10, a hole in the ear said that the number 800; in the operator's right side of the pig's ear on the tip of the notch said that the number 100, the upper edge of a notch said that the number 3, a notch in the lower edge of the notch said that the number 1, a hole in the ear said that the number of 400.