Enterprise DNA

Instead of HerdMASTER

Stop renting HerdMASTER. Own your stud recording system.

We build your version around your breeding season, bring your HerdMASTER records across and run it for you through Omni by Enterprise DNA. Your property codes, your checks, your paperwork.

HerdMASTER 5 lists A$950 a year excluding GST for stud and commercial properties. All functionality and Central Sync are included. Ownership and customisation are the reasons to switch.

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The annual subscription

What the HerdMASTER bill covers

ABRI lists a single annual plan. These are included features, not separate charges. Your version starts with the records and checks below, with other connections scoped around the farm.

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A$950 a year, excluding GST

The listed HerdMASTER 5 subscription covers stud and commercial properties. International pricing is available from ABRI.

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Help when you need it

Online, phone and remote support are included in the subscription.

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Breeding and treatment records

Matings, treatments, vaccinations, semen and embryo inventories are included. Choose which records your own version needs.

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Central Sync

The subscription includes Central Sync. Shared farm access in your version is a separate setup decision.

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Society and performance work

Society and BREEDPLAN functionality is included. We scope any official connections your own version needs.

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Traceability connections

ABRI lists NLIS, NAIT and RMIS integration. The free version stores movement evidence for review; official submissions stay in those services.

Your farm version

Bring the weekly decisions together

Breeding week

Know which cows need a check

Join the calving plan to the animal history you already keep.

  • check Cows due and overdue, with their recorded sires
  • check Pregnancy results still awaiting confirmation
  • check Calves linked to the right dam and joining
  • check Your own muster notes beside the history

Yard records

Read performance with its context

Use the last two weights and see where the records are thin.

  • check Latest weights and daily gains for each animal
  • check Mob averages alongside stale-weight counts
  • check Stored breeding values with their analysis and run dates
  • check Questions tailored across your records without waiting for a report redesign

Before movement

Make missing evidence visible

Check the records before the stock leave and reconcile receipts afterwards.

  • check Electronic identification and registration reminders
  • check Movement receipts pending or recorded after the reminder
  • check Treatment batches, product expiry and recorded doses
  • check Separate meat and export clearance dates from your instructions

Sale preparation

Prepare each lot from its history

Build the catalogue and review the records behind it.

  • check Sale lots with recorded weight and pedigree details
  • check Treatment reviews and missing receipts on the same lot
  • check Breeding values labelled with their source analysis
  • check A draft catalogue, treatment register and movement checklist in your farm name

Make it yours

Design your own HerdMASTER replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from HerdMASTER. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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Answered from your own database

Build my version

We build it from the open-source base, bring your HerdMASTER data across and run it for you.

What it looks like

Ask it like you would ask a colleague

Real answers from the demo data that ships with Stud Herd for Claude Code. It runs in Claude Code inside the Claude app, so it feels like any chat you already use.

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Stud Herd for Claude Code

Connected to your own database

Which cows are due or overdue to calve?

IB-D01

Sire
IB-S01
Due
2026-09-28
Days_until_due
-7
Result
pregnant

IB-D02

Sire
IB-S01
Due
2026-10-13
Days_until_due
8
Result
pregnant

KA-D01

Sire
IB-S01
Due
2026-10-28
Days_until_due
23
Result
pending

Ask it anything

Ten questions to ask of your herd records

These examples are answered by the free version today. HerdMASTER also supports custom reports; the difference here is control over your own records and checks.

chat_bubble Which cows are overdue to calve, and which sire was used?
chat_bubble Which sale lots still have treatment reviews and missing movement receipts?
chat_bubble Which yearlings have the lowest recorded daily weight gain?
chat_bubble Which mobs have stale weights mixed into their latest averages?
chat_bubble Which sires have joinings with pregnancy results still pending?
chat_bubble Which active cattle have missing parent or society records?
chat_bubble Which animal movements lack a receipt after the reminder date?
chat_bubble Which treatments lack a batch, expiry or clearance instructions?
chat_bubble Which breeding values belong to different analysis runs?
chat_bubble What notes, weights, treatments and movements sit behind one animal?

Switching

How to switch from HerdMASTER

A move usually involves exporting worksheet records, matching your headings and checking the imported history before you stop relying on HerdMASTER.

  1. 1

    Export your worksheets

    Use HerdMASTER’s worksheet export menu, which ABRI documents. Export property and animal records, plus the history you want to bring: weights, joinings, calvings, treatments, movements, breeding values and sale lots. The import accepts worksheet CSV exports. If you cannot find the export menu or need help with what your account allows, check with HerdMASTER.

  2. 2

    Load records with a test run

    Start with a test run before committing the import. Load property and animal records, then the mapped history you want to bring across. The importer validates the supplied records before saving them, and the free version accepts animal records and mapped weights, joinings, calvings, treatments, movements, breeding values and sale lots. Keep real exports private and out of public code repositories.

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    Review flagged records

    Work through the import issues before you rely on the new database. Check animal identifiers, dates and record counts, and make sure custom report headings have been matched to the fields the import expects. The import requires exact animal tags or exact record names. Movement times need an explicit timezone. Correct mismatches in the source records or mapping, then test and load again.

  4. 4

    Run both side by side

    Keep HerdMASTER available while you use Stud Herd for a short period. Compare identifiers, histories and record counts, and check that the records you rely on are present. Continue official submissions, genetic evaluations and hardware connections through your existing services, because the free base does not provide them. This gives you time to find gaps before you stop relying on HerdMASTER.

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    Switch off HerdMASTER

    When you have checked the imported records and are comfortable with the new process, stop using HerdMASTER for the work you have moved. Keep any separate official services and processes you still need. Maintain normal database backups and test recovery: the import has no automatic restore tool. Keep your HerdMASTER exports and records according to your own retention needs.

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Where the real effort goes

The real work is usually matching your HerdMASTER headings to the import fields, agreeing how your own checks and breeding rules should work, and choosing how much history to bring across. Custom report headings need matching, and the free version accepts specific record types. If you have Enterprise DNA run the move, they handle the mapping and data move as part of the agreed scope.

Not ready for a call?

Get your HerdMASTER switch plan by email

We will send you the step-by-step plan for moving your business off HerdMASTER, what the move really involves, and how we would do it for you.

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Three ways to own it

Choose how much you want us to handle

Open source

Do it yourself

Free, open source

  1. 1 Clone the repo and install the dependencies
  2. 2 Run npm test and npm run demo
  3. 3 Open it in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Cursor
  4. 4 Map your HerdMASTER CSV exports, do a dry run and import
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Built around your business

We customise it

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Your fields, breeding rules and property structure
  • check Your HerdMASTER records mapped and checked
  • check A farm screen or different technology if you need it
  • check Hardware and official connections scoped and tested for your operation
Get your version built

Omni by Enterprise DNA

We run it for you

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Installed and connected through Omni by Enterprise DNA
  • check Your records brought across and reconciled
  • check Backups, access and operating checks set up with your team
  • check Changes and ongoing operation handled by Enterprise DNA
Talk to Sam

Questions

Instead of HerdMASTER, answered

Is switching worthwhile at this subscription price? expand_more

HerdMASTER is A$950 a year excluding GST with all functionality included. We do not promise a lower total cost. The reason to build your own version is control over your farm records, custom checks and the way you work. Sam will discuss that against the value you already get.

Can we bring our HerdMASTER history? expand_more

Yes, through worksheet CSV exports. ABRI documents exporting a worksheet from its export menu. The free version accepts animal records and mapped weights, joinings, calvings, treatments, movements, breeding values and sale lots. Custom report headings need matching first. We check dates, identifiers and record counts before the switch.

Does this send our NLIS, NAIT or BREEDPLAN records? expand_more

The free version keeps local records and official receipt evidence. It does not send official submissions, calculate breeding values or connect yard equipment. Keep those processes in your current services. Enterprise DNA can scope and test the connections your farm needs as part of your custom version.

Does a clear treatment check mean an animal can be sold? expand_more

The check only reflects recorded treatment instructions and dates. It does not certify fitness for sale or slaughter. Missing history and destination requirements still need review. Your stock manager records the applicable label or veterinarian instructions and checks the official movement paperwork.

Can our team have a screen and someone to run it? expand_more

Yes. We can build a farm screen, adapt the record checks and manage the installation through Omni by Enterprise DNA. We agree the scope, data move and ongoing work with you. There is one setup fee, then a retainer.

Talk through your stud records with Sam

Bring your current HerdMASTER workflow and one job that takes too much effort. In a 30-minute call, Sam will work through what your own version should cover and what it takes to bring your records across.

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Stud Herd for Claude Code is free and open source, published by Enterprise DNA.

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