There are 5 major versions of HerdMASTER in use, 4 are used in the lists on this page. Please see the descriptions below for more information about each.
The free version of HerdMASTER Stud, this version is completely free for an unlimited number of animals and specialises in recording and submitting data to your society and BREEDPLAN.
Advanced herd management and reporting features are disabled and phone support is provided as an extra.
Game is a version of HerdMASTER for game species such as: Alpaca, Springbok, Deer etc. it includes specific features for the supported game species such as darting records, chip placements etc.
This version of HerdMASTER is commonly supported in Africa, as such we have not included it in our comparison list here. Please use the appropriate contact on the contact us page for access to this version.
User Support | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Training Videos | ||||
| Tipsheets, Guides & Manuals | ||||
| 9-5 (AEDT) Phone & Email support at no extra charge | ||||
General | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Unlimited number of animal records | ||||
| Use one license on multiple computers | ||||
| Advanced custom filters | ||||
| Temporary column filters | ||||
| Animal Worksheets | ||||
| Multiple properties | ||||
| Multiple paddocks | ||||
| Business contact database | ||||
| Customise your own traits | ||||
| Bulk change animals | ||||
| Bulk change treatments/traits/weights/movements | ||||
| Reminder system | ||||
| Integration with society & BREEDPLAN traits | ||||
| Pregnancy test recording | ||||
| Auto calculate society id | ||||
| Auto-calculate grades | ||||
| Auto-calculate breedcodes | ||||
| Copy & Paste directly into Excel | ||||
| Customise your own treatments | ||||
| Printable custom yardsheets | ||||
| Central Sync (cloud server) available | ||||
| Bulk add commercial animals | ||||
| Invoicing area for on farm sales | ||||
| Adjusted weights ratios | ||||
| Setup batches and cost-per-unit on treatments and semen | ||||
| Bulk add stud animals | ||||
| Traversable pedigree trees | ||||
| Auto-calculate breed/line percentages | ||||
Importing | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Universal File Import Utility | ||||
| Excel file import/export | ||||
| Import BREEDPLAN EBVs | ||||
| GeneProb results import | ||||
| Angus GeneProb results import | ||||
| Import MVPs | ||||
| Import from devices | ||||
| Integration with PNP devices | ||||
| Import AI sires from ABRI sire summary and AI sire summary files | ||||
Exporting | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Society registration | ||||
| Society electronic cancellations (fates) - where supported by society | ||||
| Society animal sale - where supported by society | ||||
| BREEDPLAN weights & traits submission | ||||
| BREEDPLAN traits extended submission | ||||
| BREEDPLAN mating data (DTC) submission | ||||
| BREEDPLAN carcase data submission | ||||
| Export reports to CSV / Excel / PDF | ||||
| Sales catalogue exports | ||||
| Contacts mail merge | ||||
| Export to device | ||||
| Animal export - export all information associated with an animal | ||||
| DNA testing export for the University of Queensland labs | ||||
Extra Modules | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Crush Side Recording Utility | ||||
| Visual Farm | ||||
| Custom Reporter - create your own customised reports | ||||
NLIS / NAIT / CCIA Integration | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Tagbucket file importing for NLIS, NAIT and CCIA | ||||
| Import tags off NLIS website | ||||
| Submit Retags to NLIS | ||||
| Audit NLIS or NAIT tags on your animals | ||||
| Submit Movements to NLIS or NAIT | ||||
| View NAIT events | ||||
| Register animals with NAIT | ||||
| Update NAIT animals | ||||
| Submit animal death to NAIT | ||||
| Confirm NAIT Movements | ||||
| CCIA Export | ||||
Matings | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| Multi-sire matings | ||||
| Record BREEDPLAN DTC fates | ||||
| Semen Inventories - create, track and cost batches of semen | ||||
| Embryo inventory - creation, sales and implanting | ||||
| Bulk create and implant embryos | ||||
| Embryo flushes - keep track of flush dates and viable embryos | ||||
Reports | ||||
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| Feature | HerdMASTERFree | HerdMASTERStud | HerdMASTERCommercial | HerdMASTERSmall Stock |
| BREEDPLAN completness report | ||||
| BREEDPLAN integrity reports | ||||
| Animal reports | ||||
| Weight reports | ||||
| Contact reports | ||||
| QA reports | ||||
| Sales and purchases reports | ||||
| Inventory reports | ||||
| Activity reports | ||||
| Location reports | ||||
| Treatment reports | ||||
| Mating reports | ||||
| Pedigree reports | ||||
| Production reports | ||||
| Sire performance reports | ||||
| EBV Reports | ||||
| Mob Reports | ||||