Good morning.
Looking for some 'real world' advice from pig keepers regarding the pros and cons of slap marking vs ear tagging for our pigs, as I am about to buy whichever system works best for us.
We only have 4 pigs at the moment, but this will increase as we get our act together with replacement of our poor fencing. The pigs are all pretty good natured, so I am sure tagging/slapping them would be fine when they are eating or otherwise distracted.
Currently our 4 were bought as weaners and will go straight to the abattoir, but we will be looking to breed our own stock in a year or two's time. We may sell a few weaners at that stage too.
Any thoughts, tips, advice is appreciated. For what it is worth, I am currently leaning towards slap marking and maybe getting the ear tags at a later stage if we have the need.