Success StoryHenderson Settlement Cattle Records system.



Henderson Settlement Cattle Records system.

Author: Jacob Brandenburg

Planning Unit: Owsley County CES

Major Program: Beef

Plan of Work: Farm Profitablity

Outcome: Initial Outcome

After months of working directly with the management of the Henderson Settlement Farm program I was able to establish a record keeping system. This Record keeping system made from a excel spreadsheet give the settlement a foundation to assess their cattle herd based on age and reproductive stage. It give them a accurate head count of cattle that they had ownership of as well as the sex, age, health status, body condition score, and pregnancy stage.






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