Breed Codes for International Genetic Evaluation of dairy and beef cattle

Status: 2010-04-06

Assigned by Interbull - Annex 1

Breed

Breed Code(1) 3-ch.

Breed Code(2) 2-ch.

National Breed Names Annex

Abondance

ABO

AB

-

Angus

AAN

AN

2.1

Aubrac

AUB

AU

Ayrshire

RDC

AY

2.1

Belgian Blue

BBL

BB

Blonde d'Aquitaine

BAQ

BD

Beef Shorthorn

BSH

-

Beefmaster

BMA

BM

Belgium Red & White

BER

Braford

BFD

BO

Brahman

BRM

BR

Brangus

BRG

BN

Brand Rood

BRR

British Frisian

BRF

Brown Swiss

BSW

BS

2.1

Chianina

CIA

CA

Charolais

CHA

CH

Dairy Shorthorn

MSH

-

Dutch Frisian

DFR

Meuse Rhine Yssel

MRY

Dexter

DXT

DR

Devon

DEV

-

Dikbil

DIK

Eastern Flanders White Red

BWR

European Red Dairy Breed

RDC

RE

2.1

Gascon

GAS

-

Glan Donnersberg

GDB

Galloway

GLW

GA

2.2

Guernsey

GUE

GU

Gelbvieh

GVH

GV

Groninger

GRO

Hereford

HER

-

Highland Cattle

HLA

HI

Holstein

HOL

HO

2.2

Holstein, Red and White

RED

RW

2.2

Jersey

JER

JE

Kerry

KER

-

Dutch Belted- Lakenvelder

DBE

Limousin

LIM

LM

Longhorn

LON

-

Rouge des Pres

RDP

-

2.2

Murray-Grey

MGR

MG

Montbéliard

MON

MO

Marchigiana

MAR

MR

Maremmana

MAE

-

Nellore

NEL

-

Normandy

NMD

NO

Norwegian Red

RDC

NR

Parthenaise

PAR

-

Piedmont

PIE

PI

2.2

Pinzgau

PIN

PZ

Red Angus

RAN

-

Romagnola

ROM

RN

Salers

SAL

SL

Santa Gertrudis

SGE

SG

South Devon

SDE

SD

Sussex

SUS

-

Simmental

SIM

SM

2.2

Swedish Red

RDC

SR

Sahiwal

SAH

SW

Tarentaise

TAR

TA

Tux

TUX

Tyrol Grey

TGR

AL

2.2

Verbeter Roodbont

VRB

Wagyu

WAG

Belgium Blue Mixt

WBL

Welsh Black

WBL

WB

Western Flanders Meat

BRV

West-Vlaams Rood

BRD

Witrik

WRI

'''(1)''' Interbull breed codes 2009

'''(2)''' Breed codes on bovine semen straws for international trade