HERD MANAGEMENT
FOR THE USDA 840 ERA.
HerdBook is a purpose-built herd-ops platform for commercial ranches running 300+ head. USDA 840 EID-ready. Reader Mode for stick scanners. Bulk weight entry. VS 1-27 exports. No spreadsheets.
◆ Built by a rancher · In beta for early commercial partners
◆ THE 840 INFLECTION
STARTING JAN 2026, ALMOST EVERY COW CROSSING STATE LINES NEEDS AN 840 TAG.
APHIS finalized the electronic ID rule. Breeding cattle, dairy, and rodeo stock 18 months and older moving interstate must now carry an 840-prefix EID. Most herd-management software was built for ear tags you squinted at — not scanners you sweep across a chute at 4 AM.
HerdBook was built from day one around the 840 compliance era. Every animal record, every weight event, every health entry flows through a scanner-first workflow.
◆ WHAT'S INSIDE
EVERYTHING A COMMERCIAL OPERATION NEEDS.
READER MODE
Connect a Bluetooth stick scanner and sweep 100+ tags in minutes. Auto-deduplicates. Cursor stays in place after each scan.
USDA 840 VALIDATION
Live format validation, server-side duplicate check scoped to your herd, and canonical grouping (840 0031 2345 6789).
WEIGHT TRACKING & ADG
Bulk entry, 30-day herd ADG, individual growth curves, scale-import CSV. Flag outliers automatically.
BREEDING RECORDS
AI vs. natural service, gestation calendar, expected calving windows, pedigree chains with sire/dam FKs.
HEALTH EVENTS
Vaccinations, treatments, withdrawal tracking, follow-up reminders. Export to your vet in one click.
COMPLIANCE EXPORTS
VS 1-27 interstate movement reports, pen rosters, 840 registries — the paperwork state vets and auditors ask for.
◆ WHY HERDBOOK
THE HERD-OPS CATEGORY NEEDED A RESET.
VS. SPREADSHEETS
No merge conflicts at 4 AM. No 'which version of herd.xlsx is current'. Data's live, multi-user, typed.
VS. LEGACY DESKTOP APPS
Works on the phone in your pocket in the chute. No desktop software, no license server, no training.
VS. ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS
Priced for family ranches. No 6-month implementation. Onboard in an afternoon, scan the herd tomorrow.
◆ WHO IT'S FOR
BUILT FOR OPERATIONS 300+ HEAD.
YOU'LL LOVE IT IF
- You're running 300–5,000 head across one or more pens/pastures
- You've bought (or are about to buy) 840 EID tags and need a system that speaks the language
- Your current 'system' is a spreadsheet, a notebook, or a desktop app from 2008
- You need to hand compliance paperwork to a vet or auditor without panic
- You want real-time ADG, not a quarterly report
MAYBE LATER IF
- You have fewer than 20 head and a shoebox of paper records works fine
- You're a registered breeder selling online — start with Sale Barn instead
- You only need pedigree registry (ABBA, AHA, etc.) — HerdBook complements those, doesn't replace them
◆ GET STARTED
SCAN YOUR FIRST
HERD TOMORROW.
Sign up free. Add animals, connect a scanner, and ship your first VS 1-27 export before lunch.