Field description

Label

Format

Starting byte

Field^a

Note

Example

Record type

RTYPE

Char

1

3

602

Trait

FCODE

Char

5

3

I

AWW

Breed of evaluation

EBREED

Char

9

3

II

LIM

Country sending information

RCOU

Char

13

3

III

FRA

International ID of ANIMAL

Breed of the animal

ABREED

Char

17

3

II

LIM

Country of birth

AIDC

Char

20

3

III

FRA

Sex

ASEX

Char

23

1

IV

F

ID code of the animal

AID

Char

24

12

V

008795005065

Twinning

TWI

Int

37

1

VI

1

Embryo transfer

ET

Int

39

1

VII

0

Herd

HERID

Char

41

15

VIII

FRA000123456789

Dependent variable

Y

Int

57

10

IX

245

Number of environmental effects included in the national model

NENV

Int

68

3

XI

4

Environmental effect (n)^b

ENV(n)

Char

72

20

XII

2

Notes

I

See trait codes in Table 5 (abbreviations)

II

See Reference section for Breed codes

III

See Reference section for Country codes – ISO 3166 Alpha-3

IV

Sex : M for Male, F for Female only; U for unknown

V

Identification Number in Interbull Format : Alpha-numeric codes only, Right justified, Left blanks being filled with '0'

VI

1 = single birth ; 2 = twin birth

VII

0 = no ET ; 1 = ET

VIII

Herd identification number corresponding to the herd included in the contemporary group. Format: 3 character country code + 12 digits

IX

Value observed for the trait in question. Ex. 245 Kg (no decimals)

XI

Defines the remaining number of fields in the record. Additional fields = NENV

XII

Value of the respective environmental effect for the current record. Ex. season = 2 (out of 4 classes); birth weight = 36 (kg); sex of calf = F