Selling pigs? Remember your swine brand and PigPass


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Primefact Number: 636    Edition: Second edition    Released/reviewed: 01 May 2008

It is a legal requirement for all pigs greater than 25 kg to be branded with a registered swine brand before sale in a saleyard, or direct sale to a processor.

This Primefact covers the following topics:

  • How do I get a registered swine brand?
  • What if I don’t have a registered swine brand but my pigs are ready for sale?
  • Do all pigs have to be branded?
  • What is PigPass NVD?
  • What information is needed to complete the PigPass NVD?
  • What is PigPass QA?
  • How does the PigPass NVD and QA system work?
  • Where can I get more information?