Ear Notching
Swine Terminology
Breed ID
Animal Identification
Breed Traits
100

The 5 numbers used to calculate ear notches.

What is 1,3,9,27,81?

100

A young pig of either gender.

What is a shoat?

100
The breed that can vary from light to deep reddish-brown color.

What is Duroc?

100

The way brands can affect the hair of livestock.

What is turning the hair white or burning the hair off?

100
The type of breeds that are known for their carcass merit and growth rate.

What is a sire breed?

200
The meaning for the right ear and the left ear.

What is litter number for the right ear, and pig number for the left ear?

200

The species name for swine.

What is Porcine?

200

The breed that has erect ears, white hair, and white skin.

What is a Yorkshire?

200

The two species that are most commonly branded.

What are cattle and horses?

200

The type of breeds that are known for their prolificacy and mothering/milking abilities.

What is a dam breed?

300

The number that is made from two 27 ear notches, one 9 ear notch, and one 3 ear notch.

What is 66?

300

A male pig that has not been castrated.

What is a boar?

300

The breed that has white skin, white hair, and large ears that cover the majority of the head. 

What is a Landrace?

300

The type of brand that uses liquid nitrogen. 

What is freeze-branding?

300
The 4 breeds that come in variants of black and white colors and patterns. 

What is Berkshire, Poland China, Spot, and Hampshire?

400

The number that is made up by 2 ear notches in the 27 quadrant and 2 ear notches in the 9 quadrant. 

What is 72?

400

The disease that is known as PSS.

What is Porcine Stress Syndrome?

400
The breed that has erect ears, a black body, and a white belt.

What is a Hampshire?

400

The location where ear tags are placed on an animal. 

Where is in between the veins in the ear?

400

The 3 breeds that are considered Dam breeds.

What is Yorkshire, Chester, and Landrace?

500

The number that is made up by one 81 ear notch, two 27 ear notches, and a 3 ear notch. 

What is 138?

500

The meaning of S.P.I.

What is sow productivity index?

500

The breed that has a black body, erect ears, and 6 white points on its body.

What is a Berkshire?

500

The two species that most commonly use tattoos as a form of identification.

What are rabbits and goats?

500
The word used to describe being able to handle adverse conditions and being hardy.

What is robust/robustness?