Herdsman

Herdsman is a powerful livestock management app designed for South African farmers. Manage your cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other livestock with one easy-to-use app that works completely offline. Whether you're running a small herd, a stud operation or a large commercial farm, Herdsman helps you keep accurate livestock records, monitor animal health, manage breeding, track weights and stay on top of your daily farming tasks. LIVESTOCK RECORDS • Record unlimited cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other livestock • Store visual tags, RFID tags, breed, sex, colour and identification details • Record birth dates, birth weights and animal history • Organise livestock into herds, camps, paddocks or kraals • Quickly search and filter animals RFID & RACE SCANNING • Compatible with Bluetooth RFID tag readers • Scan RFID ear tags directly from your phone • Fast race-side animal recording and identification • Capture weights and health records while animals move through the race ANIMAL HEALTH • Record vaccinations, treatments, dosing and health events • Keep complete medical histories for every animal • Receive reminders for upcoming vaccinations and treatments • Track meat and milk withdrawal periods automatically FMD COMPLIANCE • Dedicated Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) scheme record mode • Captures every field required for a compliant record: vaccine batch number, expiry date, cold-chain (fridge) temperature at administration, veterinarian name and practice number • Records are marked FMD-compliant in line with the Government Gazette of 4 May 2026 • Schedule FMD vaccinations and boosters with automatic reminders through Care Programmes • Generate livestock movement documents with LMO permit numbers and signatures • Marketplace listings automatically show each animal's FMD compliance status BREEDING MANAGEMENT • Record mating and breeding events • Track pregnancy status • Monitor expected calving, lambing and kidding dates • Receive alerts before animals are due WEIGHT TRACKING • Record animal weights over time • View growth history for every animal • Monitor weight gain and animal performance CARE PROGRAMMES • Create repeatable health and management programmes • Apply programmes to individual animals or entire herds • Automatically schedule vaccinations, dosing and routine farm tasks • View overdue, current and upcoming jobs in one place FARM SHARING & CLOUD BACKUP • Share your farm with family or workers using a simple invite link or code • Everyone manages the same herd together from their own phone • Changes sync automatically across all devices • Your records are safely backed up to the cloud — never lose your herd if your phone is lost, damaged or replaced • Invite or remove people from your farm at any time MARKETPLACE • Buy and sell livestock directly with other farmers • Listings automatically include animal health, breeding and vaccination information • Search livestock by species, breed and province • Contact sellers instantly through WhatsApp WORKS OFFLINE, SYNCS WHEN YOU'RE ONLINE No signal? No problem. Herdsman is built for the farm. Record livestock information anywhere, even without mobile coverage. Everything is saved on your device and available whenever you need it — and when you're back online, your farm backs up and syncs automatically. Whether you farm cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or mixed livestock, Herdsman gives you everything you need to manage your animals, improve record keeping and make better farming decisions from your phone.