4-H Beef Record Book Year:_____

4-H Beef Record Book

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4-H Beef Record Book Breeding Market Name:______________________________ 4-H Club:____________________________ Age:_______ Years in Project Area:_______ Recorded From 20____ to 20____

Goals

Identifying goals and how you are going to reach those goals is important to help you become more skilled and knowledgeable about your project and other parts of your life. Goals may be personal or specific to your project. Ask Yourself, what do I want to accomplish this year?

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Record one SMART goal (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) with two “TO DO’s” that will help you complete your goal. See Record Book guide for help on writing SMART goals

Goal

To Do Plan

If your unsure what to do, who can you go to for help about your projects?

1. My Breeding Livestock Inventory Record List all breeding project animals age and value. Animal name or I.D. number

Total value of all animals

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Production Record Animal name or I.D. number

Date of first weighing

Weight

Date of second weighing

Weight

Number of days on feed

Total pounds gained

Average Daily Gain

2. My Market Livestock Inventory Record List all market project animals age and value. Animal name or I.D. number

Total value of all animals

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Production Record Animal name or I.D. number

Date of first weighing

Weight

Date of second weighing

Weight

Number of days on feed

Total pounds gained

Average Daily Gain

3. My Feed Costs Include costs for all feeds, whether raised or bought. Month

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4. My Other Costs Include Veterinary fees, registration fees, marketing costs, and other expenses not including show expenses. Date

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Total costs other than feed (A+B)= $____________

5. My Income Under “Item” include animals sold for slaughter, animals sold, and animal products sold or used at home. Breeding animals

Market animals and products Date

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6. My Health Management Record Include death loss, worming, implant, docking, etc. Animal name/#

Date

Treatment

Animal name/#

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Treatment

7. My Income and Expenses 1. Inventory change : Section 1 A+B-C=$______ Section 2 A+B-C=$______

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Total inventory change : Section 1 + Section 2…………………………………………………..$________

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Income from sale of animals and animal products: total from Section 5..……$________

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TOTAL INCOME: Line 2 + Line 3 ………………………………………………………………….……….$________

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Feed cost : Total from Section 3………………………………………………………….………………..$________

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Other costs : Total from Section 4………………………………………………………….……………$________

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TOTAL COSTS : Line 5 + Line 6………………………………………………………………..……………$_________

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PROFIT OR LOSS : Line 4 - Line 7…………………………………………………………………………$_________

8. My Project Story This is your opportunity to tell a story about your project. Please include what you learned from the activities involved with this project. Were you pleased with this project? Will you try a similar project? Why or why not? What was the most rewarding or memorable point of this project?

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9. My Pictures (optional) Place pictures of your project here.

Goal Reflection

Goals help you to achieve more when you review them each year. At the END of the year, answer the following: Did you meet your goal this year? Why or why not? Which “to Do” did you complete?

What helped you be successful?

Project Completion

I declare that the information in this book is correct and all 4-H requirements, including Meat Quality Assurance training, have been completed to the best of my knowledge.

Last Meat Quality Assurance training attended:_____________________________________________ (if applicable) Date Location ________________________________________________________________________________________ Member Signature Date

________________________________________________________________________________________ Leader Signature Date

________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent/ Guardian Signature Date

NOTE: Include this as the very last page of your record book, after your story, pictures and any supplement pages

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