Removal of the sharp ends of the needle teeth of the piglets to reduce damage to the sows’ teats during suckling and to other piglets. Teeth clipping is the reduction (cutting) of a piglet’s 8 sharp needle teeth shortly after birth using sharp clippers or pliers. Teeth grinding is another common form of teeth reduction where the piglet's teeth are reduced using a grinder. Routine teeth reduction (clipping or grinding) is prohibited in the EU (but carried out on most farms).
