. ''Table 1: 601 file format (total length = 107)'' ||'''Field description''' ||'''Label''' ||'''Format''' ||'''Start''' || ||'''Length''' || ||'''Status'''^a^ ||'''Note''' ||||'''Example''' || ||Record type ||RTYPE ||Char || ||1 || ||3 ||M || ||''601'' || || ||||||||||||||||||||||''International ID of ANIMAL'' || ||Breed of the animal ||ABREED ||Char || ||5 || ||3 ||M ||I ||''LIM'' || || ||Country of birth ||AIDC ||Char || ||8 || ||3 ||M ||II ||''FRA'' || || ||Sex ||ASEX ||Char ||||11 || ||1 ||M ||III ||''F'' || || ||ID code of the animal ||AID ||Char ||||12 ||||12 ||M ||IV ||||''008795005065'' || ||||||||||||||||||||||''International ID of Animal’s SIRE'' || ||Breed of the sire ||SBREED ||Char ||||25 || ||3 ||O ||I ||''LIM'' || || ||Country of birth ||SIIDC ||Char ||||28 || ||3 ||O ||II ||''FRA'' || || ||Sex ||SSEX ||Char ||||31 || ||1 ||O ||III ||''M'' || || ||ID code of the sire ||SIID ||Char ||||32 ||||12 ||O ||IV ||||''000095015085'' || ||||||||||||||||||||||''International ID of Animal’s DAM'' || ||Breed of the dam ||DBREED ||Char ||||45 || ||3 ||O ||I ||''LIM'' || || ||Country of birth ||DIIDC ||Char ||||48 || ||3 ||O ||II ||''FRA'' || || ||Sex ||DSEX ||Char ||||51 || ||1 ||O ||III ||''F'' || || ||ID code of the dam ||DIID ||Char ||||52 ||||12 ||O ||IV ||||''001111001111'' || ||||||||||||||||||||||''Additional information'' || ||Date of birth of animal ||BDATE ||Int ||||65 || ||8 ||O ||V || ||''20010130'' || ||Name of animal ||NAME ||Char ||||74 ||||30 ||O || ||''Faust'' || || ||Country sending information ||RCOU ||Char ||||105 || ||3 ||M ||II ||''FRA'' || || ^a^'''Status:''' M = Mandatory, O = Optional ||'''Note''' ||<92% height="11.55pt" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">''' ''' || ||'''I''' ||<92% height="13.3pt" style="padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">The field '''‘Breed‘''' of the AIID refers to '''the breed of identification of the animal in its country of first registration''' (in most cases, the country of origin): 3 characters as defined in the [[https://interbull.org/ib/icarbreedcodes|Interbull Breed Codes]], || ||'''II''' ||<92% height="11.55pt" style="padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">The field '''‘Country’''' of the AIID refers to '''the country of first registration of the animal''' (in most cases, the country of origin): 3 characters or 3 digits number as defined in ISO 3166 Codes, available at https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search || ||'''III''' ||<92% height="11.55pt" style="padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">Sex : M for Male, F for Female only || ||'''IV''' ||<92% height="11.55pt" style="padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">The field '''‘Identification number’''' of the AIID refers to the identification number of the animal in the country of first registration: 12 characters right justified with left blanks filled in with zero (“0”). || ||'''V''' ||<92% height="11.55pt" style="padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:top">YYYYMMDD format ||