Table 4: 604 file format (total length = 27) ET file
Field description  | 
  Label  | 
  Format  | 
  Start  | 
  
  | 
  Length  | 
  
  | 
  Statusa  | 
  Note  | 
  Example  | 
|
Record type  | 
  RTYPE  | 
  Char  | 
  
  | 
  1  | 
  
  | 
  3  | 
  M  | 
  
  | 
  604  | 
  
  | 
International ID of ANIMAL  | 
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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  | 
  8795005065  | 
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Country sending information  | 
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Country  | 
  COU  | 
  Char  | 
  25  | 
  
  | 
  3  | 
  M  | 
  I  | 
  FRA  | 
  
  | 
|
aStatus: M = Mandatory, O = Optional
Note  | 
  
  | 
I  | 
  See Reference section for Breed codes  | 
II  | 
  See Reference Section for Country codes – ISO 3166 Alpha-3  | 
III  | 
  Sex : M for Male, F for Female only  | 
IV  | 
  Identification Number in Interbull Format : Right justified, Leading blanks filled with Zero (“0”)  |