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

NATIONAL CALVING EASE AND STILLBIRTH PROOF FILE

Starting Position

Field Description

Format

Example

1

Record type1

character 3

018

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

Status of bull10

integer 2

Direct Calving Ease

74

Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

76

Type of proof 8

integer 2

78

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/P/N

79

Number of calves

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

Maternal Calving Ease

104

Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

106

Type of proof 8

integer 2

108

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/N/P

109

Number of calving daughters

integer 6

115

Number of herds

integer 5

120

Effective Daughter Contribution13

integer 6

126

Repeatability/Reliability (%)

integer 2

128

National proof11 (x1000)

integer 6

Direct Stillbirth

134

Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

136

Type of proof 8

integer 2

138

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/N/P

139

Number of calves

integer 6

145

Number of herds

integer 5

150

Effective Daughter Contribution13

integer 6

156

Repeatability/Reliability (%)

integer 2

158

National proof11 (x1000)

integer 6

Maternal Stillbirth

164

Genetic merit (national proof) definition7

character 2

B+/ B-/T+/ T-

166

Type of proof 8

integer 2

168

Official publication of proof 9

character 1

Y/N/P

169

Number of calving daughters

integer 6

175

Number of herds

integer 5

180

Effective Daughter Contribution13

integer 6

186

Repeatability/Reliability (%)

integer 2

188

National proof11 (x1000)

integer 6

194

Country sending this information4

character 3

Describe public/file018 here.