[Button End Beasts]

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

[oaklandspigs]

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
.

(b)a tattoo showing that herdmark (with or without the letters “UK”);
.
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;
.

(b)made of either metal or plastic or a combination of metal and plastic;
.

(c)tamper-resistant;
.

(d)incapable of re-use;
.

(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
.

(f)designed to remain attached to the pig without harming it.

so it must have a tag with  YOUR herd number.