Launching just in time for Valentine's Day, the makers believer Tudder is the first ever matchmaking app for livestock.

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As with the human equivalent, farmers use smartphones to first choose whether they are looking for a male or female, swiping through photos — right for yes and left for no — until they find a match.

Putting data at their fingertips connects farmers from all over the country, making trading easier.

Cattle farmer and Tudder user James Bridger said it eases transport stress for animals and may rival traditional markets.

"You've got all this data of its background and everything which if you're at a market you might not have had the time to go through for every single random animal," he told Reuters in the southern English county of Hampshire.

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"There's nothing better than seeing an animal in its home, its natural habitat, rather than putting it on a lorry ... if someone rings up and wants to come and have a look, or even getting it from the picture, it's ideal really from that respect, and they're happier for it."