Field description

Label

Format

Starting byte

Field Length^a

Note

Example

Record type

RTYPE

Char

1

3

603

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

Reference age or class

REF

Int

17

5

IV

200

Trait heritability

H2

Int

23

3

V

25

Minimum number of observation per CG

CGN

Int

27

10

5

Twins

TWIN

Char

38

1

VIII

Y

Maternal (genetic) effect fitted in the model

DAM

Char

40

1

VIII

N

Maternal permanent environmental effect fitted in the model

MPE

Char

42

1

VIII

N

Permanent environmental effect fitted in the model

PEV

Char

44

1

VIII

Y

Number of environmental effects included in the national model

NENV

Int

46

3

IX

4

Environmental effect (n)^b

ENV(n)

Char

50

20

X

SEAS

How ENV(n) is fitted in the model (type of effect)^b

ENVT(n)

Char

71

1

VII

F

Notes

I

Use the 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

Reference value (age or class) used to adjust the dependent variable. Ex. reference national weaning age = 200 days. For missing values use 99999.

V

Trait heritability used in the national evaluation, expressed in a scale from 1-100

VII

Describes if the effect should be fitted as a fixed effect, a random effect or as a covariable in the model. Use the type of effect codes in Table 4 (abbreviations)

VIII

Declare if this specific effect (TWIN,DAM, MPE or PEV) is fitted into the national model (Y = yes; N = no)

IX

Defines the remaining number of fields in the record. Additional fields = 2*(NENV)

X

Describes the n^th environmental effect:Use the environmental effect codes in Table 5 (abbreviations). In case the trait is not yet included on Table 4, describe it briefly (20 characters) In case of polynomial effects, use the effect code followed by the order. Ex. (SEAS)² should be coded SEAS2 In case of interactions, combine the effect codes in the same field. Ex. (AAWG)*(ASEX) should be coded as AAWGASEX