Sheep Software: Sheep record keeping software that is user-friendly and affordable. Ranch Manager is the easiest way to document sheep breeding records, identification (including scrapie), treatment records, shearing records, show records, animal movements, income and expenses. Add a sheep picture and view a picture pedigree. Due Date report shows data for ewes due to lamb. The ranch calendar allows you to record upcoming events or note reminders. Customize fields and views in Ranch Manager to fit your needs. Ranch Manager is designed to maintain a complete history of your sheep operation. Use Ranch Manager to improve your sheep records and make better financial decisions.

The Desktop Edition of Ranch Manager is available in Windows and Macintosh platforms, including Windows Vista and Mac OS X.

For added convenience, the Pocket Edition software puts your sheep data within your reach at the show or in the pasture. You provide the handheld device, Lion Edge provides the Ranch Manager software to sync with the Desktop Edition. (Please refer to the system requirements for compatible handheld devices, PDA not included). The Pocket Edition is a companion software product to the desktop edition and is sold separately.

Ranch Manager helps you acheive quality sheep record keeping along with a detailed history of your sheep operation. Organize and take control of your sheep records today!

Detailed Sheep Records: Characteristics such as breed, gender, sire, dam, birth date, birth weight, birth ease and more. Keep detailed notes about each animal in your herd. Save a picture of the animal. Enter multiple id tags for tracking purposes. Enter events that have happened to the animal throughout its lifetime. Provide standard information such as registration number and trait information.

Customizable Reports and Views: Most views in Ranch Manager can be printed, and several of them can be customized. Powerful features allow you to do your analysis on screen, and then optionally print it for your records.

Income/Expenses tracking: Record income and expenses into Ranch Manager. Print reports to ease tax preparation.

Shearing Records: Use Ranch Manager to record shearing data including: raw fleece weight, fiber diameter, fiber length, color, and more.

Income/Expenses tracking: Record income and expenses into Ranch Manager. Print reports to ease tax preparation.

Pedigree Editor: Track and record unlimited generations. Print and View up to 6 generations at a time, or use the expanded pedigree tree, to view the animal's entire pedigree. You can also link pictures into the pedigree.

Pasture and Location Management: Includes location management, animal pasture movements, and animal history. Track animal commingling, breeding data and other vital information. Sketch corrals, barns and homeplace.

Feed Management: Apply feeding plans to your locations, and track the amount of food consumed by each animal. Ranch Manager calculates the cost and amount of feed consumed by animals in the location where feed is applied, saving you a lot of math and providing you with valuable information.

ID Manifests: Print out ID Manifests, which you can use at sales to identify your animals, or while you are out in your herd looking up animals. The ID Manifest report includes information such as animal ID, birth date of animal, current tracking number, plastic tag, neck tag, metal tag and tattoo.

ID Tracking: Multiple ID tags such as neck tags, government registration id, tattoo and other ID tags.Ranch Manager comes with an easy- to-use interface, allowing you to conform to the new and changing industry standards. Country of origin is also recorded.

Premises ID: Ranch Manager has implemented a “Farm Identification” id (premises id) to track the location movements of your animals. Premises at birth, animal commingling, total premises history and the life cycle history of the animal.

Multiple Views of your herd: With Ranch Manager viewing your herd could never be easier. Your herd is separated out into major categories such as kid Crop, herd Dams, herd Sires, Animal Sales, and Unmanaged Animals. Each view gives you the opportunity to view the animals in a list with various characteristics displayed, or you can use the pedigree and offspring views to discover an animal’s family tree, or drill into the set of offspring the animal is responsible for (including grandchildren, and beyond). Search for an animal or specific set of animals based on IDs and/or characteristics.

Event Tracking: Any event that can happen to an animal you can track. Specific events supported include: animal sale, animal treatment (vaccinations, etc), artificial insemination/breeding, birth, and death. A custom event is available for you to enter any custom event information. Events automatically show up in the Rancher’s Calendar to easily keep a history of your operation. Enter a single event that affects multiple animals with an intuitive and easy-to-use interface.

Sheep Gestation history: Track an animal’s gestation history. Ranch Manager will even generate reminders on the Rancher’s Calendar as to when an animal is estimated to kid when a breeding record is provided.

Breeding Planner: Ranch Manager helps avoid placing herd dams with incompatible herd sires. The breeding planner allows you to find out which sires will cause inbreeding with dams in your herd. Print the report so you can take it with you to the corral for spring planning.

Inbreeding Detection: Ranch Manager will warn you when a sire crossed with a dam will result in an inbred animal and at what generational level the inbreeding took place. View the pedigree graphically, with potential problems marked out.

Breed Records: Enter detailed information about each breed of animal involved in your operation such as name, weaning period, yearling period, gestation period, and membership ID for breed associations. Keep detailed notes about each breed in your herd. Monitor breed performance by allowing you to view averages on price per pound, sale weight, and total sales and compare them side-by-side to the other breeds in your herd, or view this information historically. This information can be filtered by animal age, gender and ownership.

Rancher’s Calendar: The Rancher’s Calendar is designed to keep you organized and to keep you informed about your operation. The calendar provides an invaluable historical catalog of what has transpired on your operation. View your calendar by month, or drill down to a specific day. Add entries to your calendar with an easy-to-use interface. Hover the mouse over visual cues and receive detailed information without drilling down.

Rancher’s Journal: In conjunction with the calendar, the Rancher’s Journal keeps a journal of your day-to-day activities on the ranch. This free-form area allows you to be expressive and organized.

Sales Tracking and Reporting: With Ranch Manager easily track animals that you plan to sell and get detailed reports based on sale activity. Reporting information is collected historically and allows you to view information based on average price per pound, or total sales. The information can be filtered by animal age, gender, and ownership. Print reports such as Animal details, Breeding Plan, ID manifest, current table screen, graphs (Total Sales by breed) and more.

Animal Body Score: record the body score information including date, weight body condition and any notes about the animal.

In Place Help: Ranch Manager comes with a comprehensive help system which will take you step by step through the most commonly executed tasks without requiring you to flip back and forth between the manual. The "How Do I" help system is there when you need it, and gone when you don't.

Intelligent Use of Hover Text: Ranch Manager saves you time by giving you the information you need faster. Throughout Ranch Manager simply hover your mouse over certain items on the screen and Ranch Manager provides a summary pop-up about the item you are hovering over. This saves you clicks and time.

Context Sensitive Help: Getting help has never been easier. Ranch Manager’s help system is embedded directly into the software. If you need to know about anything in the program, simply click on the help button and then click on the item you want information on. The How Do I feature gives step by step instruction. It’s that simple.

Combine Sheep with other livestock: The Sheep Edition works seamlessly with other Ranch Manager products. To purchase, see the Livestock software Edition for more information.