Steuben County Individual 4-H Dairy Calf/Yearling Record
Steuben County Individual 4-H Dairy Calf/Yearling Record Year Member’s Name
Animal’s Date of Birth
Address
_______ Registered
4-H Club
_______ Recorded Grade
______Grade
Registration Name
Age
Years in 4-H Dairy Project
Barn Name
(as of Jan. 1 of current year) Member’s Signature
Breed
Parent’s Signature
I.D. (Ear tag, Tattoo, etc.)
Leader Signature
Bred
If the record is not completed in the member’s handwriting unless there is a note indicating a reason (such as a learning disability or broken hand or arm) the record will be considered incomplete and the 4-H member will not be eligible to exhibit an animal of that species in the county fair the following year.
Not Bred
Table 2. A. I. Breeding Record for this animal
TABLE 1.
Date
Sire
Health Management Vaccinations
Date
Cost
Disease, Illness or other treatments
Date
Full Service Cost (Include cost of semen and arm service)
Cost
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complete (BVD, BRSV, IBR, PI)
Extra Teat Removal
Brucellosis
Lice Control
Rabies
Deworming
Natural Breeding Record for this animal
Dehorning
Pasture Exposed
Pregnancy check
From ___________________________________________________ to M D Yr.
Certificate of Vet. Inspection/CVI (if exhibited at fair) Other (describe) -
Total Cost
___________________________________________________ to M D Yr.
Hoof Trimming Other (describe)
-
-
Sire ___________________________________________________
-
Full service cost __________________________________________ (Figure cost of raising bull number of services)
Table 1 Total Cost
*Complete insert for appropriate age level
1
Last Updated 1/30/09
Describe how and from whom you obtained your calf or heifer. Explain why you chose this particular animal. (Add an additional sheet if necessary).
Please attach pictures of your animal and of yourself working with her.
Photographs of you and your animal
List 3 things you learned this year from your dairy project(s). What plans do you have for improving your dairy project experiences next year? (Add an additional sheet if necessary).
Feed and Forage Record Kinds of Feed & Cost
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Whole Milk (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Milk replacer (dry wgt in lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Calf starter (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Grain mixture (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Other Commodities Fed Be Specific Lb./mo. _______________ $/mo. Other Commodities Fed Be Specific Lb./mo. _______________ $/mo. Hay (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Silage Lb./mo. $/mo. *Check square for when animal was on pasture, and indicate quality
*E = Excellent
F = Fair
G = Good
P = Poor
OVERALL TOTAL
Total Used (lbs)
Total Cost or Values $
Age (mo)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb)
Be sure to tape heifers at the heart girth. Hold the tape snug at the proper location and make sure the tape is not twisted. Proper placement of weight tape
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM BREEDING WEIGHT: Holstein & Brown Swiss
750 lb.
Ayrshire
600 lb.
Guernsey
550 lb.
Jersey
500 lb.
4-H Targeting Life Skills Wheel Questions To be completed with each 4-H project record If you are completing more than one project record you cannot use the exact same paragraph(s) for each project record. You need to do write about a different life skill(s) learned. 8-10 year olds - write a short paragraph about 30 words or less using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 1 life skill you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. 11-13 year olds – write two short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 2 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. The 2 life skills must be from a different category on the chart (Head, Heart, Hands Health) for example one from Head and 1 from Heart but Not 2 from Head or Not 2 from Heart. 14-18 year olds – write four short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 4 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. There must be 1 life skill from each of the 4 categories Head, Heart, Hands Health.
Animal’s Date of Birth
Address
_______ Registered
4-H Club
_______ Recorded Grade
______Grade
Registration Name
Age
Years in 4-H Dairy Project
Barn Name
(as of Jan. 1 of current year) Member’s Signature
Breed
Parent’s Signature
I.D. (Ear tag, Tattoo, etc.)
Leader Signature
Bred
If the record is not completed in the member’s handwriting unless there is a note indicating a reason (such as a learning disability or broken hand or arm) the record will be considered incomplete and the 4-H member will not be eligible to exhibit an animal of that species in the county fair the following year.
Not Bred
Table 2. A. I. Breeding Record for this animal
TABLE 1.
Date
Sire
Health Management Vaccinations
Date
Cost
Disease, Illness or other treatments
Date
Full Service Cost (Include cost of semen and arm service)
Cost
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complete (BVD, BRSV, IBR, PI)
Extra Teat Removal
Brucellosis
Lice Control
Rabies
Deworming
Natural Breeding Record for this animal
Dehorning
Pasture Exposed
Pregnancy check
From ___________________________________________________ to M D Yr.
Certificate of Vet. Inspection/CVI (if exhibited at fair) Other (describe) -
Total Cost
___________________________________________________ to M D Yr.
Hoof Trimming Other (describe)
-
-
Sire ___________________________________________________
-
Full service cost __________________________________________ (Figure cost of raising bull number of services)
Table 1 Total Cost
*Complete insert for appropriate age level
1
Last Updated 1/30/09
Describe how and from whom you obtained your calf or heifer. Explain why you chose this particular animal. (Add an additional sheet if necessary).
Please attach pictures of your animal and of yourself working with her.
Photographs of you and your animal
List 3 things you learned this year from your dairy project(s). What plans do you have for improving your dairy project experiences next year? (Add an additional sheet if necessary).
Feed and Forage Record Kinds of Feed & Cost
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Whole Milk (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Milk replacer (dry wgt in lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Calf starter (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Grain mixture (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Other Commodities Fed Be Specific Lb./mo. _______________ $/mo. Other Commodities Fed Be Specific Lb./mo. _______________ $/mo. Hay (lbs) Lb./mo. $/mo. Silage Lb./mo. $/mo. *Check square for when animal was on pasture, and indicate quality
*E = Excellent
F = Fair
G = Good
P = Poor
OVERALL TOTAL
Total Used (lbs)
Total Cost or Values $
Age (mo)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb.) Age (mo) Wt. (lb)
Be sure to tape heifers at the heart girth. Hold the tape snug at the proper location and make sure the tape is not twisted. Proper placement of weight tape
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM BREEDING WEIGHT: Holstein & Brown Swiss
750 lb.
Ayrshire
600 lb.
Guernsey
550 lb.
Jersey
500 lb.
4-H Targeting Life Skills Wheel Questions To be completed with each 4-H project record If you are completing more than one project record you cannot use the exact same paragraph(s) for each project record. You need to do write about a different life skill(s) learned. 8-10 year olds - write a short paragraph about 30 words or less using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 1 life skill you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. 11-13 year olds – write two short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 2 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. The 2 life skills must be from a different category on the chart (Head, Heart, Hands Health) for example one from Head and 1 from Heart but Not 2 from Head or Not 2 from Heart. 14-18 year olds – write four short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 4 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. There must be 1 life skill from each of the 4 categories Head, Heart, Hands Health.
