I am planning to slap mark both my pigs on each buttock as we have asked for headless half carcasses back from the abattoir.
Susanna
You need to slapmark them on both shoulders as their ID (under Primo regs 2007 part 3 section 6(2)):
(2) A tattoo must be applied either by tattoo forceps, in which case it must be on an ear, or by slap-marking equipment, in which case it must be on each shoulder.
If you are getting back as half carcasses that will be sufficient.
We know someone who
also slapmarks the legs as their abattoir also cuts for them, therefore getting back at least 4 joints with herd no. on.
With the current MHS and FCI (
'spose to be part of the farm to fork tracibility) it's amazing that mistakes still happen, but this is generraly cockup over conspiracy and very rare.