TO BE ATTACHED TO YOUR RECORD BOOK
ANIMAL PROJECT RECORD
(CHECK ONE. You must do a separate sheet for each species of animal)
BEEF
DAIRY
DOG
GOAT
HORSE
POULTRY
RABBIT
SHEEP
SWINE
WORKING STEERS
Picture of You and Your Animal(s)
_____________ & _____________
Your Name Animal's Name(s)
What did you learn from this animal project? ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ What will you do differently next year, to improve? ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Total Project Expenses
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Production & Services Profit Animal Health Costs Feed & Bedding Costs Breeding Costs Equipment & Miscellaneous Costs Cost of Animal (s) $ $ $ $ $ $ Profit or loss $________
(Add lines 2-6 this is what your project cost you, Subtract line 1 from this number. This is your profit or loss for this project) (HINT: If line 1 is larger than the total of lines 2-6 you profited, if it is smaller you show a loss.)
MY 4-H ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCE
1. What are your project goals for this year?
2. Explain how you are financing your animal livestock project(s) this year?
3. Give a brief description of the housing for your animal(s) and how you determined how much space was needed.
4. Explain the rations fed to your animal(s) and how you decided what diet was required?
5. Tell how you trained and prepared your animal(s) for show?
6. If you've been in the animal program more than one year, are you doing anything different with your animal(s) this year? Explain your answer.
7. What was your biggest project management problem this year? How did you deal with it?
8. What do your records tell you about improving future animal projects?
ANIMAL INVENTORY
Name of Animal 1. Date of Birth Registration Ear Tag or Tattoo Breed Sex Owned or Managed Date of Purchase Amount $ Estimated Weight Breeder Died/ Sold/ Traded 2. 3. 4.
Total $_______
ANIMAL HEALTH
(Examples of health problems: wounds, fever, internal or external parasites, vaccinations, other shots, floating teeth, annual physical check-up, hoof trimming and farrier.)
Date
Animals Name
Describe illness, condition, or prevention. $ $ $ $ $ $
Cost
Done By Whom
Total $_______
BREEDING RECORD
Service Sire Breed of Sire Female Bred Date Bred Date Due Cost
Total_______
BIRTH RECORD
(For animals that birth litters, use this table to the best of your ability)
Breed
Name
Registration
Tattoo
D.O.B.
Sex M F M F M F
Raised, Sold, or Died
PRODUCTION/ SERVICE RECORD FOR ALL LIVESTOCK
(Examples: Meat, Wool, Riding Lessons Given, Animals sold for breeding purposes. Any money you made from this project.)
Product or Service Provided
Amounts or Hours
$ Value
Total $______
TIME MANAGEMENT
(How much time did you spend on this animal? Estimate to the best of your ability.)
Month OCT NOV DEC JAN
Care & Feeding
Training & Showing
Month FEB MAR APR MAY
Care & Feeding
Training & Showing
Month JUNE JULY AUG SEPT
Care & Feeding
Training & Showing
EQUIPMENT & MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
(Include items that are specific to showing your kind of animal. Ex. Show stick, saddle, pads, bridles, clippers, cane, crop, insecticides, trucking, insurance, etc Also, equipment that had to be replaced or repaired. )
Equipment Item
Why did you need it
Quantity $ Value
Total $________
FEEDS & BEDDING
(Please list the kind or % of protein in grains, kind of hay, kind of bedding, Mineral: salt, etc) Month
Grains ___________ ___________ ___________ Lbs. Cost
Hay ____________ ____________ ____________ Lbs. Cost
Pasture
Days
Cost
Bedding ___________ ___________ ___________ Lbs. Cost
Supplements/ Minerals ___________ ___________ Lbs. Cost
Other ____________ ____________ ____________ Lbs. Cost
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Totals Total ________ ATTACH COPY OF RI 4-H MANAGEMENT AGGREMENT IF YOU ARE MANAGING AN ANIMAL.
