The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Button End Beasts on January 25, 2018, 08:05:52 pm
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Hello,
Forgive me for asking this, Im sure its been raised many times before. Im getting myself into a bit of a pickle trying to work out if I need to tag a kunekune boar of mine. He has the correct pedigree tag from the breeder I brought him from (he's about 3). This weekend he is going to meet some lovely ladies on another farm. Should i ear tag him with a second ear tag that has my herd mark on it, or can he be moved on the original ear tag? I think its the former but just wanted to double check.
Many thanks for your help!
Beki
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This comes under The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2011
so your pig is over 1 year old, so
article 6 says (my bold text)
Identification of pigs moved off a holding
7.—(1) No person may move a pig off a holding unless it has—
(a)an ear tag with the letters “UK” followed by the herdmark of the holding from which it is being moved; or
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(b)a tattoo showing that herdmark (with or without the letters “UK”);
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applied in accordance with article 6.
and Article 6 says
Ear tags and tattoos
6.—(1) An ear tag must be—
(a)easy to read during the pig’s lifetime;
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(b)made of either metal or plastic or a combination of metal and plastic;
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(c)tamper-resistant;
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(d)incapable of re-use;
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(e)sufficiently heat-resistant that neither the ear tag nor the information printed or stamped on it can be damaged by the processing of the carcase following slaughter; and
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(f)designed to remain attached to the pig without harming it.
so it must have a tag with YOUR herd number.