FILE FORMAT FOR DATA DELIVERY TO THE INTERBULL CENTRE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION DAIRY- PRODUCTION PROOF FILE

File format 010 (record length = 318)

Starting Byte

Field Description

Format

Example

1

Record type¹

character 3

010

4

Breed2 of evaluation 16

character 3

HOL

Bull international identification3

7

Breed² of bull

character 3

10

Country of first registration of bull (4)

character 3

13

Sex

character 1

M

14

ID number of bull (5)

character 12

000000A12345

26

Name of bull (6)

character 30

Bull identification in the country sending this information7

56

Country (4)

character 3

59

Sex

character 1

M

60

ID number of bull (5)

character 12

72

Name of bull (6)

character 30

102

Birth data of bull (YYYYMMDD)

integer 8

19850101

Sire of bull international identification 3

110

Breed ² of sire of bull

character 3

113

Country of first registration of sire of bull (4)

character 3

116

Sex

character 1

M

117

ID number of sire of bull (5)

character 12

Dam of bull international identification3

129

Breed² of dam of bull

character 3

132

Country of first registration of dam of bull (4)

character 3

135

Sex

character 1

F

136

ID number of dam of bull (5)

character 12

Maternal-grand-sire (MGS) of bull international identification3

148

Breed² of MGS of bull

character 3

151

Country of first registration of MGS of bull(4)

character 3

154

Sex

character 1

M

155

ID number of MGS of bull (5)

character 12

Maternal-grand-dam (MGD) of bull international identification3

167

Breed² of MGD of bulls

character 3

170

Country of first registration of MGD of bull (4)

character 3

173

Sex

character 1

F

174

ID number of MGD of bull (5)

character 12

186

Date of national evaluation (YYYYMMDD)

integer 8

19940715

194

Reference base definition (8)

character 7

H00CC95

201

Unit of measurement (9)

character 3

KGS

204

Genetic merit (national proof) definition(10)

character 2

BV/TA

206

Number of daughters (milk/fat data set)

integer 6

212

Number of herds (milk/fat data set)

integer 6

218

Number of effective daughters (milk/fat data set)

integer 6

224

Repeatability/Reliability (% - milk/fat data set)

integer 2

226

Number of daughters (protein data set)

integer 6

232

Number of herds (protein data set)

integer 6

238

Number of effective daughters (protein data set)

integer 6

244

Repeatability/Reliability (% - protein data set)

integer 2

246

Type of proof(11)

integer 2

248

Incorporation of foreign proof(12)

character 1

Y/N

249

Official publication of proof(13)

character 1

Y/P/N

250

Birth date of first AI daughters in the country sending this information (YYYYMM)

integer 6

199010

256

Status of bull(14)

integer 2

258

Milk yield national proof(15) (x100)

integer 8

266

Fat yield national proof(15) (x100)

integer 6

272

Protein yield national proof(15) (x100)

integer 6

278

Milk yield DYD(15) (x100)

integer 8

286

Fat yield DYD(15) (x100)

integer 6

292

Protein yield DYD(15) (x100)

integer 6

298

Effective daughter contributions, milk (17)

integer 6

304

Effective daughter contributions, fat(17)

integer 6

310

Effective daughter contributions, protein(17)

integer 6

316

Country sending this information (4)

character 3