FILE FORMAT FOR DATA DELIVERY TO THE INTERBULL CENTRE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION

NATIONAL DIRECT LONGEVITY AND COMBINED LONGEVITY PROOF FILE

File format 017 (record length=134)

Starting Position

Field Description

Format

Example

1

Record type1

character 3

017

4

Breed2 of evaluation12

character 3

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

56

Birth date of bull (YYYYMMDD)

integer 8

19850117

National evaluation information

64

Date of national evaluation (YYYYMMDD)

integer 8

19960415

72

Type of proof 8

integer 2

74

Status of bull10

integer 2

Direct Longevity

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Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

78

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/P/N

79

Number of daughters

integer 6

85

Number of herds

integer 5

90

Effective Daughter Contribution13

integer 6

96

Repeatability/Reliability (%)

integer 2

98

National proof11 (x1000)

integer 6

Combined Longevity

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Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

106

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/P/N

107

Number of daughters

integer 6

113

Number of herds

integer 5

118

Effective Daughter Contribution13

integer 6

124

Repeatability/Reliability (%)

integer 2

126

National proof11 (x1000)

integer 6

132

Country sending this information4

character 3

aaaaa