How SireMatch works

Breeding sometimes seems like a puzzle. SireMatch helps you to find the right pieces. SireMatch is a breeding management programme that helps you to get maximum progress in your herd with minimum effort. SireMatch is he perfect match for your herd.

SireMatch – how does it work?

1. Your perfect herd
   Your personal breeding goal is the central factor for advice provided by SireMatch. Various standard breeding goals are available to help make your choice easier. But if you prefer, creating a customised breeding goal is also possible. Your SireMatch advisor is happy to help you to create your perfect herd.
   
   
2. Cows
   SireMatch works based on the pedigree, conformation and performance of the animals in your herd. SireMatch can help support your breeding decisions even if you do not use type classification or milk recording controls. Instead the programme uses the estimated values based on the pedigree data. It goes without saying that SireMatch utilises all the available genomic breeding values.
   
   
3. Bulls
   SireMatch helps you select the bulls that make the best fit with your breeding goal. Based on this breeding goal, the programme generates advice to recommend the most suitable bull for each animal.
   
   
4. Future herd
   SireMatch predicts and shows the genetic progress using your animal data, breeding goal and other personal settings. The programme can be further finetuned according to your wishes to get the perfect representation of your future herd.
   
5. Advice
   SireMatch offers easy-to-read overviews, such as a mating advice per animal (ranked as first, second and third choice), a list of the recommended bulls – reported at a frequency you choose. This simplifies the breeding process and guarantees you the best possible mating advice and the most genetic progress within your own breeding goal.
   
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6. Ovalert
   Ovalert with activity measurement offers a complete detection package that takes away all your worries concerning the health and fertility of your herd. Via a link to SireMatch you have immediate access to the recommended bull choice.
   
   
7. HerdOptimizer
   Your personal breeding goal used by SireMatch to form mating advice can be directly incorporated into HerdOptimizer. This application supports you with clear reports on the breeding values of your animals and objective advice to underpin your selection strategy.