Teaching Livestock Producers to Use Handheld Computers

Authors

Jefferson S. McCutcheon, Ohio State University ExtensionFollow
Stephen L. Boyles, Ohio State University ExtensionFollow

Volume

45

Issue

3

Abstract

Mandatory animal ID is a well-discussed topic among livestock producers. A national ID program will probably require animal records to be maintained in electronic format. A 2-day intensive training was held to help cattle producers become proficient in using a handheld computer for animal record keeping. On an end-of-meeting evaluation, 99% of the participants felt a handheld computer would make record keeping tasks easier. A follow-up survey was mailed 1 year after the program generated a 70% response rate. After one year, only 57% of the participants felt that the handheld computer made their record-keeping task easier.

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Recommended Citation

McCutcheon, J. S., & Boyles, S. L. (2007). Teaching Livestock Producers to Use Handheld Computers. The Journal of Extension, 45(3), Article 22. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol45/iss3/22