Table 5: 605 file format (total length = 31) Official file

Field description

Label

Format

Start

Length

Statusa

Note

Example

Record type

RTYPE

Char

1

3

M

605

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

8795005065

National reliability

Reliability

REL

Int

25

2

65

Country sending information

Country

COU

Char

28

3

M

II

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”)