Breeding Trait Selector

Welcome to AHDB Dairy’s Breeding Trait Selector - our tool to help you identify and prioritise the genetic traits to meet your breeding goals.

The Selector will consider your calving pattern, contract and breed strategy alongside the areas of performance you would like to improve. Based on this info, it will give you a recommendation of the traits to look for in the next team of bulls you will use on your herd.

This tool will not give recommendation of specific bulls to use but the traits which will help you to reach your breeding goals.

For help in calculating the number of straws to purchase please use AHDB Dairy’s Breeding Season Semen Calculator and for more information on selecting the right sires for your herd visit our Breeding Blocks page.

Stage 1: About your herd

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Stage 1: Which areas of your herd’s performance are you satisfied with or could these be improved?

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Recommendation

Look at top 50% of , and {{ breed.name }} {{ form.aboutHerd.calvingPattern.value }} bulls focussing on , and {{trait.name}} while maintaining favourable genetics for , and {{trait.name}}

Remember, all traits listed are addressed by the {{ form.aboutHerd.calvingPattern.value }} so by looking at the top 50% of bulls, these should also improve. However please ensure the final bulls selected do not have any unfavourable traits.

For more information on specific traits or the {{ form.aboutHerd.calvingPattern.value }} visit our Useful resources & related information page

Click here to get started on selecting your next team of bulls

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Breeding Trait Selector

Stage 1: About your herd

Stage 1: Which areas of your herd’s performance are you satisfied with or could these be improved?

Stage 2: Select & Prioritise Traits for Improvement

Recommendation