Livestock record book for cattle, goats, sheep and pigs in one binder

This livestock record book gives homesteads and small farms with cattle, goats, sheep or pigs a single place for each animal's complete story. Inside 50 undated pages: a dozen full page profiles, 6 pages of shorter profiles that fit two animals each, a herd inventory, records for breeding and births, logs for weight gain, vaccines and treatments, feed and grazing rotation, and pages for income, purchases and costs. It is an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4, with nothing sent by post.

Walk into the barn knowing who is due, who needs a booster and which paddock is ready for the herd.

How a livestock record book keeps your herd organized

Each animal gets a tag number and its own profile: breed, birth date, dam and sire, a pedigree of four names, weights, treatments, offspring and why it left. When you breed, note the method, pregnancy check and due date, then write up calving, kidding, lambing or farrowing with birth weights and how much assistance was needed.

The vaccination and treatment pages have columns for the product, dose, route, who gave it, when withdrawal ends and when the next one is due, so you always know when milk or meat is usable again. Feed, pasture rotation, income and expense pages live in the same binder, giving you a clear view of what each group costs and brings in across the year.

Who this farm record keeping book is for

• Small farms and homesteads keeping a mix of cattle, goats, sheep or pigs
• Goat and sheep keepers who want tidy kidding and lambing records
• Families raising show animals for the county fair who must track weights and care
• First time livestock owners who want a simple paper system from the start
• Anyone who would rather reach for a barn binder than a farm app

Design and printing

• Minimal, elegant pages: white with soft blush pink accents that use little ink
• Wide margins on all sides, so home printers never cut off your notes
• Portrait layout, sized for US Letter at 8.5 x 11 in and A4 at 210 x 297 mm
• Undated, so you can begin in any season and print more pages as the herd grows
• Suits a binder or clipboard, or a print shop can spiral bind it

Inside the livestock record book: 50 pages

1. 1Cover listing the contents, with lines for the farm name and who keeps the records
2. 2Four step guide (identify, record, review, reprint), eight habits for good records, a box to describe your tag and ID system and a note that the book is for record keeping only
3. 3Farm at a glance: the name, owners and address, farm or premises ID, acreage, water and barns, your reasons for keeping livestock, a species by species table of herds and flocks, goals and an emergency plan
4. 4Vet and important contacts, details for your main and backup vet and a 13 row table for other farm contacts such as farrier, shearer, feed store, hay supplier, hauler, processor, livestock auction and more
5. 5 to 6Herd inventory, 26 lines per page for tag number, name, species, breed, sex, birth date, dam, where it came from and status
6. 7Head count checks, 16 rows covering cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and other animals, changes to the herd this season, animals to keep an eye on and the next count date
7. 8 to 19Full page animal record. Start with tag, name, birth date, species and sex, then an identity block (breed, coloring and markings, registration, weight at birth, dam, sire, raised here or purchased, arrival date, seller, price), a box for a markings sketch or photo, pedigree, weights, health and treatments, breeding and offspring, and departure from the herd
8. 20 to 25Short animal records with two animals per page, a box for markings and 18 fields covering breed through weaning, vaccines, offspring and why the animal left
9. 26 to 27Breeding log, 20 rows to note the female, the male or sire, method, breeding date, return to heat, pregnancy check, due date and outcome, plus the males currently in use
10. 28Gestation and due dates. A reference for cattle, goats, sheep and pigs listing the terms for female, male, young and birth, the rough length of the heat cycle and of gestation, plus a 13 row planner for due dates and a birthing kit checklist
11. 29 to 31Birth record covering calving, kidding, lambing and farrowing, 18 rows for dam, sire, tag of the young, sex, birth weight, assistance and status, with a summary for the season
12. 32 to 33Weight and growth log, 24 rows tracking weight, change, days between, average daily gain and body condition
13. 34Growth chart drawn on a grid, a key for five animals and growth targets
14. 35 to 37Vaccination and treatment log, 22 rows for product, dose, route, reason, who gave it, end of withdrawal and next due date
15. 38Health care schedule, a year long plan with 14 tasks across 12 monthly columns, notes from your vet and supplies worth keeping on hand
16. 39Health observations, 17 rows for what you saw, temperature, what you did, whether the vet was called and follow up, plus your vet's normal values
17. 40 to 41Feed log, 24 rows for the group or pen, feed or hay, quantity, minerals, water check and cost
18. 42Feed and hay purchases, a plan for daily rations and a record of hay and feed in stock
19. 43Pasture map with a large dotted area to sketch your land and a table of paddocks
20. 44 to 45Pasture rotation log, 22 rows for paddock, group, number of head, dates in and out, days grazed, grass height going in and coming out, and rest until
21. 46Sales record, 22 rows for income from animals, meat, milk, wool and breeding fees
22. 47Purchase record, 22 rows noting seller, price and paperwork
23. 48Expense tracker, 24 rows for category, item, who was paid and amount
24. 49Year in review with money by month, the herd this year, your best decisions and plans for next year
25. 50Lined notes page

What you download

• Livestock Record Book, US Letter PDF (50 pages)
• Livestock Record Book, A4 PDF (50 pages)
• Read Me First, a short printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• This is a print-ready PDF rather than a hyperlinked digital planner. You can also load it into most note taking apps and fill it in there.
• Digital download only. No physical item is mailed.
• On paper, colors can look slightly different from your screen.
• For your personal use. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.
• This book is a record keeping tool and does not replace veterinary advice. Follow product labels and your vet's directions for vaccines, treatments, doses and withdrawal times.
• Gestation and heat cycle numbers are rough averages. They vary by breed and by animal, so check with your vet or breeder.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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