Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2025: $29,698.00
Projected End Date: 05/31/2026
Grant Recipient:
Meadowood Farms
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Bee Tolman
Tolman Sheep Dairy Services, LLC
Description:
An Excel file that producers can copy onto their computers.
After the barn scoring, producers can enter the ewe tag numbers, lactation numbers, and trait barn scores on their computer (yellow cells). The “Trait Score Calculator” Excel file will automatically adjust the barn scores to produce weighted scores for each trait and the composite score for each ewe (blue cells).
After the barn scoring, producers can enter the ewe tag numbers, lactation numbers, and trait barn scores on their computer (yellow cells). The “Trait Score Calculator” Excel file will automatically adjust the barn scores to produce weighted scores for each trait and the composite score for each ewe (blue cells).
Type:
Workbook/Worksheet
File:
Download file (XLSX)
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators
This product is associated with the project "Farmers' Guide to the North American Dairy Sheep Udder-Assessment System"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.