diff --git a/api/handlers/cow.go b/api/handlers/cow.go
index e9c653d..47097f5 100644
--- a/api/handlers/cow.go
+++ b/api/handlers/cow.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -77,24 +76,19 @@ func (c Cow) NewCowHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var cowDetails models.CowDetails // Json data will represent the cow details model
 	defer cancel()
 
-	//validate the request body
+	// validate the request body
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&cowDetails); err != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		response := models.UserResponse{Status: http.StatusBadRequest, Message: "error", Data: map[string]interface{}{"error": err.Error()}}
-		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		config.ErrorStatus("failed to unpack request body", http.StatusInternalServerError, w, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	//use the validator library to validate required fields
+	// use the validator library to validate required fields
 	if validationErr := validate.Struct(&cowDetails); validationErr != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		response := models.UserResponse{Status: http.StatusBadRequest, Message: "error", Data: map[string]interface{}{"error": validationErr.Error()}}
-		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		config.ErrorStatus("invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest, w, validationErr)
+
 		return
 	}
 
-	fmt.Print(cowDetails)
-
 	newCow := models.Cow{
 		ID:      primitive.NewObjectID().Hex(),
 		Details: cowDetails,
@@ -102,9 +96,7 @@ func (c Cow) NewCowHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	result, err := c.DB.InsertOne(ctx, newCow)
 	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		response := models.UserResponse{Status: http.StatusInternalServerError, Message: "error", Data: map[string]interface{}{"error": err.Error()}}
-		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+		config.ErrorStatus("failed to insert cow", http.StatusBadRequest, w, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -126,7 +118,7 @@ func (c Cow) UpdateCowHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	dbResp, err := c.DB.UpdateOne(context.Background(), bson.M{"_id": cowID}, update)
 	if err != nil {
-		config.ErrorStatus("failed to update cow by ID", http.StatusNotFound, w, err)
+		config.ErrorStatus("the cow could not be updated", http.StatusNotFound, w, err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/error.go b/models/error.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c0f13a..0000000
--- a/models/error.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package models
-
-// ErrorMessageResponse returns the error message response struct
-type ErrorMessageResponse struct {
-	Response MessageError
-}
-
-// MessageError contains the inner details for the error message response
-type MessageError struct {
-	Message string
-	Error   string
-}
diff --git a/models/responses.go b/models/responses.go
index e86ccf7..e0a2dfd 100644
--- a/models/responses.go
+++ b/models/responses.go
@@ -11,3 +11,14 @@ type UserResponse struct {
 	Message string                 `json:"message"`
 	Data    map[string]interface{} `json:"data"`
 }
+
+// ErrorMessageResponse returns the error message response struct
+type ErrorMessageResponse struct {
+	Response MessageError
+}
+
+// MessageError contains the inner details for the error message response
+type MessageError struct {
+	Message string
+	Error   string
+}