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Herd Marks
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A herdmark is used to identify the breeder of an animal. Herd marks are usually 2-4 letters or numbers and are before an animals name on the pedigree. See below for an explanation. To the left is a list sorted alphabetically by herd mark. In the future there should be lists sorted by state and name. There are 1860 herd marks in use with the ABA. |
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For the pedigree below the boar's full name is GBI7 William Penn 16-14. The herd mark for the breeder of this pig is GBI (Gregory & Beth Innerst); the 7 is the last digit of the year the pig was farrowed (1997); followed by the name (William Penn) and ear notch (16-14).
The sire of this pig is BDB5 Clarence 4-9. The herd mark for the breeder is BDB (Brad & Ken Davis) and Clarence was farrowed in 1995.
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