This is the new version of Red Book Plus/MultiMate.  This new version is the only version that will be available for download and the only version on the Holstein ID Suite this genetic update. 

Red Book Plus/ MultiMate is a PC-based sire selection software program providing you with the opportunity to find bulls that meet your breeding goals using information from over 180 different traits. Red Book Plus/ MultiMate allows you to select from the almost 1,000 AI sires currently available in the U.S.

There is a complete overview of each sire with screens showing all genetic values, changes in values from the last sire summary, linear traits, a 3-generation lineage pedigree, daughter averages and much more. Color graphs make the information easy to see and understand. The new version has many new features including the ability to add young bulls into the database, additional fields available for each sire, like Daughter Calving Ease, Daughter Pregnancy Rate, and Daughter Still Birth percentage, among others. There are easier to view and sort sire selections, a new mating feature that allows the best cows from a herd to be chosen for a particular service sire, and many others.

Red Book Plus/ MultiMate is updated three times a year after each genetic update. If you have questions about Red Book Plus/ MultiMate, if you would like a printed copy of the user’s manual, or if you need a copy of the older version of the program please contact us at software@holstein.com or call us at 1.800.952.5200 Ext. 4276.