Format 2 - PUBLIC¶
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- Format 2 - PUBLIC
Category¶
Miscellaneous - Formats used to exchange data between CDCB and partners.
Meaning¶
Format 2's are ownership (Owner Name and Address) records.
Exchange protocol¶
Before official evaluations, ownership information of all bulls up to 11 years old are sent from breeder associations to CDCB. In addition, on a monthly basis, breeder associations send Format 2 files for bulls requested by CDCB (new, young, genomic bulls).
Old (outdated) format¶
Current format¶
| Byte Position(s) |
Num Bytes |
Field Format (1) |
Data Type (86) |
Ref Note(s) |
Field Description |
| Owner Identification Information | |||||
| 1-2 | 2 | XX | CH | 5 | State code |
| 3-4 | 2 | XX | CH | County code | |
| 5-8 | 4 | XXXX | CH | Herd number | |
| 1-8 | 8 | XX...XX | CH | Identification number for breed organization | |
| Animal Identification Information | |||||
| 9-10 | 2 | AA | CH | 4 | Breed code of animal (alpha code only, no zeros) |
| 11-13 | 3 | AAA | CH | 119 | Country code of ID origin |
| 14-25 | 12 | AA...AA | CH | Identification number of animal registration or eartag) | |
| 26-50 | 25 | AA...AA | CH | Owner Name | |
| 51-75 | 25 | AA...AA | CH | Second line of address | |
| 76-100 | 25 | AA...AA | CH | Third line of address | |
| 101-125 | 25 | AA...AA | CH | Town | |
| 126-127 | 2 | AA | CH | 112 | Province/state postal abbreviation |
| 128-136 | 9 | XX...XX | CH | 30 | Zip code |
| 137-139 | 3 | AAA | CH | 113 | Country code |
| 140 | 1 | X | CH | 26 | Privacy code |
| 141-142 | 2 | AA | CH | 16 | DRPC/DMS code |
| 143 | 1 | A | CH | 100 | Source code |
| 144 | 1 | X | CH | 56 | Record verification code |
| 145-150 | 6 | AAAAAA | CH | Zeroes: Available for future use | |
| Optional fields for genomic distribution (breed use only) |
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| 151-160 | 10 | XX...XX | CH | Telephone number | |
| 161- | AA...AA | CH | E-mail address (variable length up to a maximum of 320 charac |