4-H Breeding Livestock Project Record
Beef	Meat Goat	Sheep	Swine (Circle correct specie)
Year:  	

Name:  	

Age:	Years in Project:  	

Description and quality of Livestock:

Management plan and goals:

Financing plan:

List Project Meetings, workshops, field trips, camps, etc. attended.  Give location and date. Event	Location	Date
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Record of Exhibit
Where Project Was Shown	Date Shown	Placing	No. In Class	Premium Won	

					

					
					
Total	XXXXX	XXXX	XXXXX		

Feed & Expense Record

Record the kind, amount, and value of feed each time a purchase is made or a quantity of home- raised feed is set aside for project. Report pasture by months.

Record of All Feed and Pasture Used

Date	Kind of feed, grain, protein, supplement, roughage, pasture...(one line for each)	Quantity of Feed (lbs)	Cost of Feed

Per cwt/Amount	Remarks: List items: feed changes, beginning ration, feeding troubles, etc...	

						

						

						

						

A.	Total feed costs		
B.	Value of feed on hand at close of project	 		
C.	Total cost of feed used (subtract B from A)	 		

Miscellaneous Items

(Include veterinary, breeding fees, show entry fee, any unpaid items - use of equipment, etc. at regular prices.)
Date	Description	Amount	Remarks	

				
				
XXXX	Total Other Expenses		XXXXXX	

Identification Record
No.	Breed	Name of Animal	Reg./Eartag/ Tattoo No.	Birth Date	Date Sold/Died/Etc.	
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Individual Breeding and Production Record
No.	Name, ID, Reg. # of Dam	Date Bred	Birth Date	No. Born	No. Weaned	Actual Wean Wt 	Adj.
Wean Wt 	Name/Reg.
#/ Breed of Sire	Misc Prod. Info	
				
M	
F		
M	
F						
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2												
3												
4												
5												

Financial Record Summary

Inventory & Receipts	Expenses
Animal $ Value at Project Close		  Value of Animals at Beginning	 	
$ Value of Animal Products Sold		  Cost of Additional Animals Purchased	 	
$ Value of Products Used at Home        _____________ Net Cost of Feed
$ Value of Animals Sold		 Net Amount of Other Expenses	 	
$ Received from Premiums Won		 Expense of Exhibiting Animals	 	 Other		 Interest in Investment

Total	Total

Income		Minus (-)	Total Expenses	Equals (=)  	
profit/loss

List Presentation given about this project.  Include title, date and place.
Type of presentation	Title of presentation	Location	Date
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List Leadership in the project  you provided during the year. List what you did, when and with whom. Leadership provided	Date	Who
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List Citizenship in the project you provided during the year. What, when, where and with whom. Citizenship provided	Date	Who
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4-H Breeding Livestock Journal
This journal page is for your 4-H Breeding Livestock Project. You many use this page to keep track of information that normally wouldn’t go into your 4-H records. A well kept journal will furnish facts for your 4-H story.
Suggestions for your Journal
Weather, pasture, changes in feeding, disease, grains, parasites, price... Project visit, tours, project talks made, etc.

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4-H Breeding Livestock STORY & PHOTOS
Attach a separate sheet of paper with a story telling why you chose this project, talk about experiences, challenges, successes, activities, etc...  May also include up to three (3) pages of photos.

Members Signature	Project  Leader Signature  	

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