{{attachment:ibc_logo.jpg}} == File Format 708 == for Data Delivery to the Interbull Centre for the International Genomic Evaluation FILE FOR AI STATUS ||'''Starting Position ''' ||'''Field Description''' ||'''Format ''' ||'''Example ''' || ||1 ||Record type ^1^ ||integer 3 ||708 || ||4 ||Country sending this information ^2^ ||character 3 ||AUS || ||7 ||Breed of evaluation ^3^ ||character 3 ||BSW || || || || || || ||||||||Animal international identification ^4^ || ||11 ||Breed of animal ^5^ ||character 3 ||BSW || ||14 ||Country of first registration of animal ^2^ ||character 3 ||AUS || ||17 ||Sex ||character 1 ||M || ||18 ||ID number of animal ^6^ ||character 12 ||000000A12345 || || || || || || |||||||| || ||31 ||Bull semen commercial availability (Y/N) ||character 1 ||Y || . 1 Record type is always 708 for this File Format . 2 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes (3 characters, capital letters) . 3 Breed of evaluation (3 characters, capital letters, BSW, GUE, HOL, JER, RDC, SIM) . 4 Please see Interbull Bulletin 28. . 5 Breed of animal (3 characters, capital letters) . 6 Alpha-numerical, always 12 characters long . '''OBS''': All character variables should be left adjusted, and all integer variables right adjusted. == File Format 708 XML == All files uploaded to IDEA !AnimInfo must be presented in an xml-format. A python-program converting the above described flat file format to the correct xml-format is available in the software-section of IDEA. The xml file format is made up by one section representing the '''animal''' section. The '''animal section''' consists of a sequence of "''a''" nodes (short for animal), each containing the header `id` to report the animal's AID and a subnode reporting: * The TYPE of information (i.e. BULL_AI_STATUS) * The BREED * The COUNTRY (for the country sending the information) * The AI_STATUS (i.e. if the bull semen is commercially availability, accepted values Y/N). An example of the above description can be found below. {{{ }}} ----