Goat Records

  Keeping Goat Records is essential in keeping goats. There are also various laws that require you to have these records. The laws focus on where you got the goats and whom you sold the goats to. Always keep contact information of whom you bought goats off of and where you sold your goats.

  You will also want records of Vaccines given and their dates along with a deworming log. The deworming log should include the animal’s name, date, and dewormer used. These logs/ records can be hand written and filed away, or you can create a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel.

There are also sites online that you can download the spreadsheets from.

Simple Herd Record:

 Include these things in your simple records.

·      Goat’s Name

·      Herd ID/ Animals ID #

·      Breed

·      Birth Information (Sire, Dame, Date)

·      When animal was acquired

·      When animal was sold (and to whom)

·      Vaccines

Each goat should also have a detailed record. This includes:

·      Animal’s name

·      ID #

·      Gender

·      Description of goat (color, markings)

·      Breed (with percentages)

·      Birth Information (Sire, Dame, Date) (Notes about the birth)

·      When animal was acquired (from whom) (price) (age of animal)

·      When Animal was sold (to whom) (price) (age of animal)

·      Vaccines/ Deworm

·      Breeding Information (ever bred) (bred with) (offspring)

·      Average milk given each day (peak of season) (non peak of season)

·      Commands Know (milking, leashing, verbal commands)

·      Adult weight

Other logs:

·      Breeding (Sire and Dame) (Date bred) (Offspring)

·      Milk Log (average amount of milk from each doe each day)

·      Vaccine Log (date, animal’s name, animal’s weight, vaccine used and dose)

·      Deworming Log (date, animal’s name, animal’s weight, dewormer used)

·      Feeding Log (amounts, what kind of feed)