Swine Identification
Basil Watson
Importance to producers
the main three reasons why swine id is important to the producers because of:
Swine id makes the swine industry more safe because:
- Safety
- Record management
- easier
Swine id makes the swine industry more safe because:
- it helps to identify what farm a pig came from, so you can make sure they are free of illness.
- you wont give the wrong swine the wrong medication.
- you can record the movement of a pig, which helps with disease outbreak.
Swine id is a form or record management because:
- you can record if a pig was sick.
- if your treating a pig you can know which pig needs the medication or which pig was already treated.
- you can mark which pigs are going to be slaughtered and which pigs you are keeping for breeding
Swine id makes the swine industry easier because:
- your swine will be organized
- you can find out which swine had which medication
- you can prevent disease outbreak
Importance to consumers
The main reasons why swine id is important to the consumers because:
- The safety of the meat
- It makes it easier on the producer which makes it easier on the consumer.
Record management- keeping a record on medications, births, sickness, ect.
Specific Recomendations
There are two methods of identification. there is temporary identification, and permanent identification.
Temporary identification include:
Temporary identification include:
- ear tags
permanent identification include:
- ear notching
- tattooing