Format 8 - PUBLIC¶
Category¶
Pedigree, production, reproduction, health, and milking speed data
Meaning¶
Format 8's include milking speed records.
Exchange protocol¶
Format 8 records are submitted by DRPC on a regular basis.
Current format¶
| Byte Position(s) |
Num Bytes |
Field Format (1) |
Data Type (86) |
Ref Note(s) |
Field Description |
| 1 | 1 | X | CH | 13 | Species code of the animal |
| 2 | 1 | A | CH | 111 | Sex code of the animal |
| Animal Identification Information | |||||
| 3-4 | 2 | AA | CH | 4 | Breed code of animal (alpha code only, no zeros) |
| 5-7 | 3 | AAA | CH | 119 | Country code of ID origin |
| 8-19 | 12 | AA..AA | CH | Identification number of animal (registration or eartag) | |
| Sire Identification Information | |||||
| 20-21 | 2 | AA | CH | 4 | Breed code of animal (alpha code only, no zeros) |
| 22-24 | 3 | AAA | CH | 119 | Country code of ID origin |
| 25-36 | 12 | AA..AA | CH | Identification number of animal (registration or eartag) | |
| Dam Identification Information | |||||
| 37-38 | 2 | AA | CH | 4 | Breed code of animal (alpha code only, no zeros) |
| 39-41 | 3 | AAA | CH | 119 | Country code of ID origin |
| 42-53 | 12 | AA..AA | CH | Identification number of animal (registration or eartag) | |
| Cross Reference Identification Information | |||||
| 54-55 | 2 | AA | CH | 4 | Breed code of ID (alpha code only, no zeros) |
| 56-58 | 3 | AAA | CH | 119 | Country code of ID origin |
| 59-70 | 12 | AA..AA | CH | Identification number of animal (registration or eartag) | |
| 71-78 | 8 | XX..XX | CH | 88 | Birth date of animal (YYYYMMDD) |
| 79 | 1 | A | CH | 120 | Source code |
| 80-87 | 8 | XX..XX | CH | 20 | Processing Date (YYYYMMDD) |
| 88 | 1 | A | CH | 121 | Record type code (S = Milking speed record) |
| 89 | 1 | X | CH | 122 | Pedigree verification code |
| 90 | 1 | X | CH | Record version code = 1 (May 2006 version) | |
| 91 | 1 | X | CH | 24 | Multiple birth code |
| 92-93 | 2 | AA | CH | 130 | Registry status |
| 94-99 | 6 | 00..00 | CH | Zeroes: Available for future use | |
| 100 | 1 | X | CH | 85 | Change in cow's information |
| 101 | 1 | X | CH | 85 | Change in cow's ancestor information |
| 102-103 | 2 | XX | CH | 16 | DRPC/DMS code |
| 104-106 | 3 | XXX | CH | 117 | Field Service Affiliate code |
| Animal Herd Code Information | |||||
| 107-108 | 2 | XX | CH | 5 | State code |
| 109-110 | 2 | XX | CH | County code | |
| 111-114 | 4 | XXXX | CH | Herd number | |
| 115-119 | 5 | XXXXX | CH | Cow control number OBS: if cow control number is 6 digits, set cow control number to column 115-120 | |
| 120-125 | 6 | XX..XX | CH | Set to zeros, when cow control number is 5 digits OBS: if cow control number is 6 digits, set column 121-125 to blank | |
| 126 | 1 | A | CH | 123 | Lactation type code (Should not be '0', '1', '2', or '4') |
| 127 | 1 | X | CH | 124 | Lactation verification code |
| 128-135 | 8 | XX..XX | CH | 169 | Calving date (YYYYMMDD) |
| 136-138 | 3 | XXX | CH | Number of milking speed event segments | |
| Milking Speed Event Segments (up to 100 segments) | |||||
| Milking Speed Event Segment Block (# 1) | |||||
| 139-146 | 8 | XX..XX | CH | Milking Speed event date (YYYYMMDD) | |
| 147 | 1 | A | CH | Milking Speed event number ( 1-6 ) | |
| 148-151 | 4 | XXXX | CH | Milking Speed event time (HHMM - Military time; 0000=First minute of the day/midnight; blanks = unknown time) | |
| 152-154 | 3 | XXX | CH | Milking frequency ( 01X-06X or AMS ) | |
| 155 | 1 | X | CH | Attachment type ( M=manual R=Robotic ) | |
| 156-163 | 8 | XX..XX | CH | Equipment Manufacturer code | |
| 164-167 | 4 | XXXX | CH | Milk yield ( pounds * 10 ) | |
| 168-170 | 3 | XXX | CH | Milking event duration ( minutes * 10 ) | |
| 171 | 1 | X | CH | Abnormality indication ( Y/N ) | |
| 172-204 | 33 | AA..AA | CH | Milking Speed event segment block # 2 | |
| 205-237 | 33 | AA..AA | CH | Milking Speed event segment block # 3 | |
| ... | |||||
| 3373-3405 | 33 | AA..AA | CH | Milking Speed event segment block # 99 | |
| 3406-3438 | 33 | AA..AA | CH | Milking Speed event segment block # 100 | |