REFERENCES¶

Ref.1¶

Field Format
Field type	Description
0	Zero filler
A	Alphanumeric data possible
P	Packed decimal
X	Numeric data only (use left zero fill)

Ref.4¶

See Ref.4 here --> https://queries.uscdcb.com/formats/ref.4.cfm

Ref.5¶

code	Location	Available Numbers
Location code
11	Maine	00-99
12	New Hampshire	00-99
13	Vermont	00-99
14	Massachusetts	00-99
15	Rhode Island	00-99
16	Connecticut	00-99
21	New York	00-99
22	New Jersey	00-99
23	Pennsylvania	00-99
28	Chile	00-99
31	Ohio	00-99
32	Indiana	00-99
33	Illinois	00-99
34	Michigan	00-99
35	Wisconsin	00-99
41	Minnesota	00-99
42	Iowa	00-99
43	Missouri	00-99
45	North Dakota	00-99
46	South Dakota	00-99
47	Nebraska	00-99
48	Kansas	00-99
50	Delaware	00-99
51	Maryland	00-99
52	Virginia	00-99
54	West Virginia	00-99
55	North Carolina	00-99
56	South Carolina	00-99
57	Georgia	00-99
58	Florida	00-99
59	Jamaica	00-09
59	West Indies	10-39
59	Dominican Republic	40-49
59	Virgin Islands	59
59	Korea	60
61	Kentucky	00-99
63	Tennessee	00-99
64	Alabama	00-99
65	Mississippi	00-99
66	Mexico	00-99
71	Arkansas	00-99
72	Louisiana	00-99
73	Oklahoma	00-99
74	Texas	00-99
75	Colombia	00-99
81	Montana	00-99
82	Idaho	00-99
83	Wyoming	00-99
84	Colorado	00-99
85	New Mexico	00-99
86	Arizona	00-99
87	Utah	00-99
88	Nevada	00-99
91	Washington	00-99
92	Oregon	00-99
93	California	00-99
94	Puerto Rico	00-99
95	Hawaii	00-99
96	Alaska	00-99

Ref.8¶

Days in milk (DIM) - Days in milk must be >= 5. Any production record below 5 DIM will not be used but stored as a place holder with no data. Days in milk > 999 should be reported as 999.

Ref.9¶

Field should contain zeros if data not reported for number of days in milk field. Data field must be complete for whole lactation period.

Ref.10¶

Termination code (TC) - The primary termination code stored in CDCB database will be the one reported with the date left herd if the cow is dry. In this case, the primary termination code associated with the high DIM will not be stored.
Primary termination code is more important than the secondary code described below.

Termination Code	Description	Destination Group
Primary termination code
0	Lactation in progress or ended normally without an abortion	Still in herd
8	Lactation ended with an abortion at >=152 days and < 251 days (261 days for Brown Swiss) after conception, or aborted at >= 200 days in milk if no breeding date	Still in herd
2	Cow sold/transferred to another dairy alive to provide income from milk, calves, or embryos	Sold for dairy purposes
1	Cow sold for locomotion problems (feet, legs, lameness)	Sold for slaughter or salvage
3	Cow sold for poor production (low production not caused by other reasons)
4	Cow sold because of reproductive problems
7	Cow sold due to mastitis or high somatic cells
9	Cow sold due to udder problems (conformation or injury)
A	Cow sold due to undesirable conformation (other than udder)
B	Cow sold due to aggressive behavior (undesirable temperament)
5	Cow sold for any other reason, or reason not specified
6	Cow died on the dairy; downer cows that were euthanized should be included here	Died

Termination Code	Reason sold
Secondary termination code
blank	No secondary reason given
1	Locomotion problems (feet, legs, lameness)
3	Poor production (low production not caused by other reasons)
4	Reproductive problems
7	Mastitis or high somatic cells
9	Udder problems (conformation or injury)
A	Undesirable conformation (other than udder)
B	Aggressive behavior (undesirable temperament)
5	Other reason, or reason not specified

Ref.12¶

Code	Weight
Weight reporting codes
0	All weights in pounds
1	All weights in kilograms
2-9	Do not use

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not report weights in units other than pounds without first contacting CDCB.

Ref.13¶

Species codes
Code	Description
0	Dairy cattle
1	Dairy goat (must be used with goat breed codes)
2	Beef cattle (DO NOT USE -- internal use only)
3	Dairy sheep (DO NOT USE -- internal use only)
4-9	Do not use

Ref.16¶

Code	Description
Dairy Record Processing Centers (DPRC)
01	Agritech Analytics (CA)
07	Dairy Records Management Systems (Raleigh, NC, and Ames, IA)
10	Amelicor (ex DHI-PROVO) (UT)
12	AgSource Cooperative Services (WI)
13	USDA special input data
Dairy Management Systems (DMS)
Code	Description
51	North Carolina Dart System

Code	Description
DISCONTINUED DRPC
09	Pennsylvania DHIA (PA)
14	Mexico
15	Texas DHIA (TX)

Ref.19¶

Days milked 3X reflects the proportion of lactation credits computed from 3X test days; e.g., if test days are at 20, 50, and 80 days and 3X milking occurs in first two, then days 3X = 65.

Ref.20¶

Processing date is the day in which the monthly test data for a herd was last processed, unless records were corrected or altered after that date.
If records were corrected or altered after that date, the day in which the records were corrected or altered will be the processing date. This field does not reflect the date data was cut.

Ref.24¶

Code	Description
Multiple birth code
1	Single
2	Multiple birth (Fraternal or identical twins, not from embryo transfer. Twins share the same genomic and gestational dam)
3	Birth from embryo transfer
4	Split embryo (artificially or naturally after embryo implantation)
5	Clone from nuclear transfer
6	Embryo pedigree (implantation date stored as birth date)

Ref.26¶

Privacy code
Code	Description
0	No restriction
9	Restricted; do not publicize

Ref.28¶

Sampling protocols
Protocol	Supervised DHI ⁽¹⁾		Supervised DHIR ⁽²⁾		Unsupervised ⁽³⁾		Supervised Commercial ⁽⁴⁾
All milkings weighed & sampled on test day	DHI	00	DHIR	20	DHI-OS	40	DHI-COMM	70
Less than all milkings weighed & sampled on test day	DHI-AP	31	DHIR-AP	23	DHI-OS-AP	41	DHI-COMM-AP	71
All milkings weighed & less than all milkings sampled on test day	DHI-APCS	02	DHIR-APCS	22	DHI-OS-APCS	42	DHI-COMM-APCS	72
All milkings weighed, but no samples taken on test day	DHI-MO	33	---		DHI-OS-MO	43	DHI-COMM-MO	73
Less than all milkings weighed & no samples taken on test day	DHI-MO-AP	34	---		DHI-OS-MO-AP	44	DHI-COMM-MO-AP	74
All milkings weighed, but no samples taken on test day - breed or bulk tank average used	---		---		DHI-OS-AC	45	---
Less than all milkings weighed, but no samples taken on test day - breed or bulk tank average used	---		---		DHI-OS-APAC	46	---

Notes:
⁽¹⁾ Supervised DHI test conducted by certified field tech/rep
⁽²⁾ Supervised DHI test conducted by certified field tech/rep plus adherence to breed association rules
⁽³⁾ Dairy producer weighs and samples milk on test day
⁽⁴⁾ DHI field tech weighs and samples milk, but certain aspects of the uniform operating procedures are not followed

Ref.30¶

Field required. A ZIP code must be provided for all U.S. addresses. Note that ZIP = 00000 is a valid entry. In this case the owner of bull is assumed to have no name and address available.
If last 4 digits of a U.S. ZIP code are not available, leave blank. Foreign postal codes should be left justified.

Ref.31¶

Days Open (DO) definition = (calving date - conception date)

DO value > 0 : confirmed days open value
DO value = -1 : Missing value
DO value < -1 : Breeding event occurred but animal confirmed not pregnant; DO multiplied by -1

Ref.32¶

Elite-status codes
Code	Description
blank	Not elite or high ranking grade
E	Elite (registered with high NM$)
H	High ranking grade (grade with high NM$)
W	Elite dual-registered Red and White Cattle Association/Holstein animal with a Holstein percentile between 83 and 98. (Please note: The elite Format 105 file will contain a status of 'E' and the Red and White ID as the primary ID)

Ref.33¶

Males: Zeros if bull/buck not evaluated (blank if zero could be a legitimate value).
Females: Zeros if cow/doe has no usable lactations (blank if zero could be a legitimate value).

Ref.35¶

Please see AI codes and definitions in NAAB-CSS website
CDCB receives AI codes regularly from NAAB.

Ref.39¶

Percentile for bulls based on Net Merit $ (NM$) of active AI bulls ("A" status) of previous run.
- Bulls with Net Merit above that of highest active AI bull have percentile of ++;
- Bulls with Net Merit below that of lowest active AI bull have percentile of --.
- Blank for bulls not evaluated.
Percentile for cows based on distribution of NM$ for registered cows evaluated that pass first stage of screening for breed (eligible cows).

Ref.41¶

If the number of daughters = 0 or blank, the bull has less than 10 daughters available. Please check the field "Genomic Indicator Code" (GIC) to evaluate if the animal received a genomic evaluation.
Note: since April 2018, based on an all-industry decision, CDCB does not report daughters < 10 for male animals. The term proven bull has been used historically when progeny testing was the state-of-the-art method to predict the genetic merit of an animal. With the introduction of genomics, a combination of genomic and phenotypic data is used to predict genetic merit. Any phenotypic data available is used in the evaluation and there is no longer a threshold to attest the reliability of the PTA. However, for markets that haven't fully adopted the genomic concepts, CDCB recommendation is to consider bulls with more than 10 daughters as proven equivalent.

Ref.51¶

Linear type traits output order
Code	Description
1	Final score (PTA at @96-98 in fmt40)
2	Stature (PTA at @128-130 in fmt40)
3	Strength
4	Dairy form
5	Foot angle
6	Rear legs (side view)
7	Body depth
8	Rump angle
9	Thurl width (not used by Red & White)
10	Fore udder attachment
11	Rear udder height
12	Rear udder width
13	Udder depth
14	Udder cleft
15	Front teat placement
16	Teat length

Ref.56¶

Record verification codes
Code	Description
blank	No verification
1	Corrected record
2	Verified record; information appears unusual but has been verified as correct
3	Delete erroneous data (dependent on record-type code)

Ref.63¶

Production verifying or detailing codes
Code	Description
0	Nothing unusual noted; production data present
1	All or some animals in herd milked 3X
2	Yield (milk and fat) correct although out of range of editing limits
3	Combination of codes 1 and 2
4	Fat percentage (derived from reported milk and fat) correct although higher or lower than normally expected
5	Combination of codes 1 and 4
6	All yields verified (milk, fat, and derived fat percentage; combination of codes 2 and 4)
7	Combination of codes 1 and 6
8-9	Not used

Ref.74¶

Record use codes
Code	Description
0	Herd record to be included in both herd-average and participation reports
5	Delete records for this herd and test date
7	Herd record to be included in herd-average report but not in participation report (e.g., herd discontinued testing after being on test >= 365 days)
8	Herd record to be included in participation report only (e.g., herd on test < 365 days)
9	Herd record not to be used for either herd-average or participation report (e.g., herd discontinued testing after being on test < 365 days)

Ref.75¶

Somatic cell score = log base 2 (SCC/100,000)+3.

Where SCC is cells per milliliter. Report linear scores of < 0.1 as 0.1. blank indicates a missing value.

Ref.76¶

Compute percentage cow-days 3X as:

[(cow-days 3X)/(cow-days on test)]*100.

If actual number of cow-days 3X is unknown, use all days for which production is computed from 3X sample day as number of cow-days 3X.

Ref.77¶

Compute percentage days open as:

(cow-days open)/(cow-days on test)

This information may be difficult to accumulate because of repeated breedings. Computing values at the end of year instead of interval by interval may be easier. May report percentage of cows not pregnant on last sample day.

Ref.78¶

Average age at calving for all animals on test on test day.

Ref.81¶

Number of test days in this lactation not including estimated tests. This count includes tests in previous herds.

Ref.82¶

Alternative somatic cell scores
Code	Description
0	No somatic cell scores.
1	Simple lactation average of unadjusted somatic cell scores. Only scores for first 305 days in milk would be included in average.
2	Weighted lactation average of somatic cell scores. Weights would be those of Wiggans and Shook (JDS 70:2666, 1987). Scores would not be adjusted for stage or season. Positions 135-137 would contain the sum of the weights (reported as X.XX) instead of the number of tests as in code 1.
3	Weighted lactation average of adjusted somatic cell scores. Scores would be weighted after being adjusted for stage of lactation and season of test. Positions 135-137 would contain the sum of the weights (reported as X.XX) instead of the number of tests as in code 1.

Ref.83¶

Zeros if bull designation in reference 35 is non-AI or semen collected or if a buck evaluation.

Ref.85¶

ID Change Code
Code	Description
0	No change in cow ID number or birth date
1	Cow ID number changed
2	Cow birth date changed
3	Both cow ID number and birth date changed
4	No change in sire or dam ID number
5	Sire ID number changed
6	Dam ID number changed
7	Both sire and dam ID numbers changed
8	Verified but unspecified change(s) in cow birth date, sire ID, and/or dam ID
9	Any identification change made electronically for administrative purposes

Ref.86¶

Data formats
Type	Description
CH	Character
CSL	Signed number with sign in leading (first) separate position (zero filled)

Ref.87¶

Code	Type	Description
Sampling status
S	Standard Sampling	This code designates a bull which is sampled by distribution of semen to a minimum of 40 herds whose records qualify for USDA genetic evaluations.
O	Other Sampling	All bulls which are enrolled in the Cross Reference Program but are not described accurately by the above definition or are not assigned a sampling code by the time they are three years old will be coded O.
blank	N/A	Not reported or unknown

Ref.88¶

Month and day are zero if birth year came from pedigree for cows without records (complete birth date is known but only year reported). Year, month, and day are zero if animals had no pedigree data and no lactation data. (Outgoing data only)
An 'E' in the right-most position indicates that the birth date is estimated and should be indicated as such on the pedigree.
A '00' birth day indicates that the birth day is unknown and should be indicated as such on the pedigree. (Incoming data)

Ref.89¶

Evaluation code
Code	Description
0	No evaluation; all cow's lactation records are not usable; record included to provide location of daughter
1	Cow has evaluation; no lactation information included in evaluation
2	[Obsolete] Cow has evaluation; records did not contribute to sire evaluation
3	Cow has evaluation; milk and fat but not protein records contribute to sire evaluation
4	Cow has evaluation; milk, fat, and protein records contribute to sire evaluation
5	Cow has evaluation; only milk records contribute to sire evaluation (code introduced in April 2022)

Ref.90¶

Owner sampler (OS) data code
Code	Description
blank	No lactation information
0	Neither cow or dam had a first lactation of predominately OS type-of-test (TOT)
1	Cow had a first lactation of predominately OS TOT
2	Dam had a first lactation of predominately OS TOT
3	Both cow and dam had a first lactation of predominately OS TOT

Some more information about OS data: https://www.aipl.arsusda.gov/reference/useos.htm (external link)

Ref.92¶

Event date origin code
Code	Description
A	Actual date known and reported
E	Estimated date (i.e. calculated date by CDCB systems or derived from herd test date reported)

Ref.94¶

Format-38 files are distributed by CDCB before active status is determined based on new evaluations. All bulls with active status at the beginning of a triannual run are assigned inactive status.

Ref.95¶

Formats 105 and 38 are modified to adapt them for reporting goat evaluations. Most fields for fat and protein are multiplied by 10 for increased precision. Some data are not provided.

Largest differences are as follows (not a complete list):

	Format 105	Format 38
Fields always blank for goats	- Changes in cow's information - Changes in cow's ancestor information - Cross Reference ID - All fields reporting daughter pregnancy rate (DPR), productive life (PL), and somatic cell score (SCS)	- Cross Reference ID - Short AI name - Sampling status - Current status - Date bull entered AI - NAAB bull controller number - Number of NAAB codes - NAAB codes - All fields reporting daughter pregnancy rate (DPR), productive life (PL), somatic cell score (SCS), and sire conception rate (SCR) - Recessive codes
Fields multiplied by 10 (i.e., +/-XX.X instead of +/-XXX)	- PA fat - Yield deviation (YD) fat - Predicted producing ability (PPA) fat - PTA fat - PA protein - YD protein - PPA protein - PTA protein	- Daughter yield deviation (DYD) fat - PA fat - PTA fat - DYD protein - PA protein - PTA protein
Fields with special meanings	- PPA not guaranteed to be from the current herd. For a doe with records in more than one herd, a PPA is predicted for each herd. The one from the herd with the lowest herd code is reported. - Percentile present only for does born during 10 years preceding the run and is based on those does. - Elite designation present for top 5% of does with percentiles, kidding date in the past 2 years, and last termination code indicating the doe still was alive.	- Percentile present only for bucks with daughters born during the 3 years preceding the year of the run and is based on those bucks

Ref.96¶

These fields have been added to Format4 to facilitate data sharing among the dairy industry various cooperating organizations.
These fields are not to be used when transmitting data between Dairy Record Processing Centers and CDCB.

Ref.97¶

True protein code
Code	Description
0	Protein computed from total nitrogen content (includes nonprotein nitrogen)
1	True protein

Ref.98¶

These fields provide an indication of yield in this lactation relative to other cows in the same environment. The primary use is in establishing the merit of the cow's sire. Examples include difference from herd average, difference from contemporaries, and management group deviation.

Ref.100¶

This reference has been merged with Ref.120

Ref.101¶

Good ID - Percentage of animals completely identified [total number of cows with usable identification divided by number of cows, both based on last available sample day; usable animal identification means having all the following: valid cow and sire identification (registration or eartag number) and birth date].

Ref.102¶

Percentage of cows with an identification change (total number of cows with an identification change code divided by number of cows, both based on last available sample day).

Ref.103¶

MRD - Milk-recorded days (number of days on which one or more milk weights were recorded); in labor-efficient records if the test is a five day average, report 5 as the milk recorded days for such test.

Ref.105¶

Weighed - Percentage of milkings at which milk was weighed on milk-recorded days (total number of milkings at which milk is weighed on all milk-recorded days divided by total number of times cow is milked on all milk-recorded days).

Ref.106¶

Sample - Percentage of milkings at which samples were taken and applied to the lactation record for component analysis on component-recorded days (total number of milkings at which sample was taken on all component-recorded days divided by total number of times cow was milked on all component-recorded days).

Ref.107¶

Testing-method code
Code	Description
0	Not used
1	Traditional testing
2	Labor-efficient record (LER)
3	Experimental plan

Ref.108¶

Supervision code
Code	Description
0	Not used
1	Supervisor conducted test
2	Owner conducted test
3	Both supervisor and owner conducted test
4	Automated Milking System
5	Supervisor conducted test using electronic recording
6	Owner conducted test using electronic recording
7	Both supervisor and owner conducted test using electronic recording
8	Verification test not using electronic recording
9	Verification test using electronic recording

Ref.110¶

Code	Description	Explanation
Disposition Code
R	Rejected	Record has been rejected, with the reason being described by the error code
C	Changed	Record has been changed somehow, as described by the change code
N	Notified	No effect on record, a notification of processing from CDCB systems

Ref.111¶

Sex
Code	Description
M	Male
F	Female

Ref.112¶

Code order				Province-State order
AB	Alberta	ND	North Dakota	AL	Alabama	NY	New York
AK	Alaska	NE	Nebraska	AK	Alaska	NM	New Mexico
AL	Alabama	NF	Newfoundland	AB	Alberta	NH	New Hampshire
AR	Arkansas	NH	New Hampshire	AZ	Arizona	NJ	New Jersey
AZ	Arizona	NJ	New Jersey	AR	Arkansas	NB	New Brunswick
BC	British Columbia	NM	New Mexico	BC	British Columbia	NF	Newfoundland
CA	California	NS	Nova Scotia	CA	California	ND	North Dakota
CO	Colorado	NT	Northwest Territories	CZ	Canal Zone	NC	North Carolina
CT	Connecticut	NV	Nevada	CO	Colorado	NT	Northwest Territories
CZ	Canal Zone	NY	New York	CT	Connecticut	NS	Nova Scotia
DC	District of Columbia	OH	Ohio	DE	Deleware	OH	Ohio
DE	Delaware	OK	Oklahoma	DC	District of Columbia	OK	Oklahoma
FL	Florida	ON	Ontario	FL	Florida	ON	Ontario
GA	Georgia	OR	Oregon	GA	Georgia	OR	Oregon
GU	Guam	PA	Pennsylvania	GU	Guam	PA	Pennsylvania
HI	Hawaii	PE	Prince Edward Island	HI	Hawaii	PE	Prince Edward Island
IA	Iowa	PQ	Quebec	ID	Idaho	PR	Puerto Rico
ID	Idaho	PR	Puerto Rico	IL	Illinois	PQ	Quebec
IL	Illinois	RI	Rhode Island	IN	Indiana	RI	Rhode Island
IN	Indiana	SC	South Carolina	IA	Iowa	SK	Saskatchewan
KS	Kansas	SD	South Dakota	KS	Kansas	SD	South Dakota
KY	Kentucky	SK	Saskatchewan	KY	Kentucky	SC	South Carolina
LA	Louisiana	TN	Tennessee	LA	Louisiana	TN	Tennessee
MA	Massachusetts	TX	Texas	ME	Maine	TX	Texas
MB	Manitoba	UT	Utah	MB	Manitoba	UT	Utah
MD	Maryland	VA	Virginia	MD	Maryland	VT	Vermont
ME	Maine	VI	Virgin Islands	MA	Massachusetts	VI	Virgin Islands
MI	Michigan	VT	Vermont	MI	Michigan	VA	Virginia
MN	Minnesota	WA	Washington	MN	Minnesota	WA	Washington
MO	Missouri	WI	Wisconsin	MS	Mississippi	WV	West Virginia
MS	Mississippi	WV	West Virginia	MO	Missouri	WI	Wisconsin
MT	Montana	WY	Wyoming	MT	Montana	WY	Wyoming
NB	New Brunswick	YT	Yukon	NE	Nebraska	YT	Yukon
NC	North Carolina			NV	Nevada

Ref.113¶

Country codes (from: the RIPE Network Coordination Centre, in coordination with the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, Berlin): ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes.txt

Code order
Abbr.	Country	RFID	Abbr.	Country	RFID
ABW	ARUBA	533	LBN	LEBANON	422
AFG	AFGHANISTAN	4	LBR	LIBERIA	430
AGO	ANGOLA	24	LBY	LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA	434
AIA	ANGUILLA	660	LCA	SAINT LUCIA	662
ALB	ALBANIA	8	LIE	LIECHTENSTEIN	438
AND	ANDORRA	20	LKA	SRI LANKA	144
ANT	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	530	LSO	LESOTHO	426
ARE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	784	LTU	LITHUANIA	440
ARG	ARGENTINA	32	LUX	LUXEMBOURG	442
ARM	ARMENIA	51	LVA	LATVIA	428
ASM	AMERICAN SAMOA	16	MAC	MACAU	446
ATA	ANTARCTICA	10	MAR	MOROCCO	504
ATF	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES	260	MCO	MONACO	492
ATG	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	28	MDA	MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	498
AUS	AUSTRALIA	36	MDG	MADAGASCAR	450
AUT	AUSTRIA	40	MDV	MALDIVES	462
AZE	AZERBAIJAN	31	MEX	MEXICO	484
BDI	BURUNDI	108	MHL	MARSHALL ISLANDS	584
BEL	BELGIUM	56	MKD	MACEDONIA	807
BEN	BENIN	204	MLI	MALI	466
BFA	BURKINA FASO	854	MLT	MALTA	470
BGD	BANGLADESH	50	MMR	MYANMAR	104
BGR	BULGARIA	100	MNG	MONGOLIA	496
BHR	BAHRAIN	48	MNP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	580
BHS	BAHAMAS	44	MOZ	MOZAMBIQUE	508
BIH	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA	70	MRT	MAURITANIA	478
BLR	BELARUS	112	MSR	MONTSERRAT	500
BLZ	BELIZE	84	MTQ	MARTINIQUE	474
BMU	BERMUDA	60	MUS	MAURITIUS	480
BOL	BOLIVIA	68	MWI	MALAWI	454
BRA	BRAZIL	76	MYS	MALAYSIA	458
BRB	BARBADOS	52	MYT	MAYOTTE	175
BRN	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	96	NAM	NAMIBIA	516
BTN	BHUTAN	64	NCL	NEW CALEDONIA	540
BVT	BOUVET ISLAND	74	NER	NIGER	562
BWA	BOTSWANA	72	NFK	NORFOLK ISLAND	574
CAF	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	140	NGA	NIGERIA	566
CAN	CANADA	124	NIC	NICARAGUA	558
CCK	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS	166	NIU	NIUE	570
CHE	SWITZERLAND	756	NLD	NETHERLANDS	528
CHL	CHILE	152	NOR	NORWAY	578
CHN	CHINA	156	NPL	NEPAL	524
CIV	COTE D'IVOIRE	384	NRU	NAURU	520
CMR	CAMEROON	120	NZL	NEW ZEALAND	554
COD	CONGO, Democratic Republic of	180	OMN	OMAN	512
COG	CONGO, People's Republic of	178	PAK	PAKISTAN	586
COK	COOK ISLANDS	184	PAN	PANAMA	591
COL	COLOMBIA	170	PCN	PITCAIRN	612
COM	COMOROS	174	PER	PERU	604
CPV	CAPE VERDE	132	PHL	PHILIPPINES	608
CRI	COSTA RICA	188	PLW	PALAU	585
CRO	Croatia (obsolete)		PNG	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	598
CSK	Czech Rep. (obsolete)		POL	POLAND	616
CUB	CUBA	192	PRI	PUERTO RICO	630
CXR	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	162	PRK	KOREA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	408
CYM	CAYMAN ISLANDS	136	PRT	PORTUGAL	620
CYP	CYPRUS	196	PRY	PARAGUAY	600
CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	203	PSE	PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, Occupied	275
DEU	GERMANY	276	PYF	FRENCH POLYNESIA	258
DJI	DJIBOUTI	262	QAT	QATAR	634
DMA	DOMINICA	212	REU	REUNION	638
DNK	DENMARK	208	ROM	Romania (obsolete)
DOM	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	214	ROU	ROMANIA	642
DZA	ALGERIA	12	RUS	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	643
ECU	ECUADOR	218	RWA	RWANDA	646
EGY	EGYPT	818	SAU	SAUDI ARABIA	682
ERI	ERITREA	232	SDN	SUDAN	736
ESH	WESTERN SAHARA	732	SEN	SENEGAL	686
ESP	SPAIN	724	SGP	SINGAPORE	702
EST	ESTONIA	233	SGS	S.GEORGIA AND S.SANDWICH ISLANDS	239
ETH	ETHIOPIA	231	SHN	ST. HELENA	654
FIN	FINLAND	246	SJM	SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS	744
FJI	FIJI	242	SLB	SOLOMON ISLANDS	90
FLK	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)	238	SLE	SIERRA LEONE	694
FRA	FRANCE	250	SLO	Slovenia (obsolete)
FRO	FAROE ISLANDS	234	SLV	EL SALVADOR	222
FSM	MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF	583	SMR	SAN MARINO	674
FXX	FRANCE, METROPOLITAN	249	SOM	SOMALIA	706
GAB	GABON	266	SPM	ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON	666
GBR	UNITED KINGDOM	826	SRB	SERBIA	688
GEO	GEORGIA	268	STP	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	678
GHA	GHANA	288	SUR	SURINAME	740
GIB	GIBRALTAR	292	SVK	SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic)	703
GIN	GUINEA	324	SVN	SLOVENIA	705
GLP	GUADELOUPE	312	SWE	SWEDEN	752
GMB	GAMBIA	270	SWZ	SWAZILAND	748
GNB	GUINEA-BISSAU	624	SYC	SEYCHELLES	690
GNQ	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	226	SYR	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	760
GRC	GREECE	300	TCA	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	796
GRD	GRENADA	308	TCD	CHAD	148
GRL	GREENLAND	304	TGO	TOGO	768
GTM	GUATEMALA	320	THA	THAILAND	764
GUF	FRENCH GUIANA	254	TJK	TAJIKISTAN	762
GUM	GUAM	316	TKL	TOKELAU	772
GUY	GUYANA	328	TKM	TURKMENISTAN	795
HKG	HONG KONG	344	TLS	EAST TIMOR	626
HMD	HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS	334	TON	TONGA	776
HND	HONDURAS	340	TTO	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	780
HRV	CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska)	191	TUN	TUNISIA	788
HTI	HAITI	332	TUR	TURKEY	792
HUN	HUNGARY	348	TUV	TUVALU	798
IDN	INDONESIA	360	TWN	TAIWAN	158
IJE	Isle of Jersey (obsolete)*		TZA	TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF	834
IND	INDIA	356	UGA	UGANDA	800
IOT	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	86	UKR	UKRAINE	804
IRL	IRELAND	372	UMI	UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	581
IRN	IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	364	URY	URUGUAY	858
IRQ	IRAQ	368	USA	UNITED STATES	840
ISL	ICELAND	352	UZB	UZBEKISTAN	860
ISR	ISRAEL	376	VAT	VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)	336
ITA	ITALY	380	VCT	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	670
JAM	JAMAICA	388	VEN	VENEZUELA	862
JEY	Isle of JERSEY	832
JOR	JORDAN	400	VGB	VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)	92
JPN	JAPAN	392	VIR	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)	850
KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN	398	VNM	VIET NAM	704
KEN	KENYA	404	VUT	VANUATU	548
KGZ	KYRGYZSTAN	417	WLF	WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS	876
KHM	CAMBODIA	116	WSM	SAMOA	882
KIR	KIRIBATI	296	YEM	YEMEN	887
KNA	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	659	YUG	YUGOSLAVIA	891
KOR	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	410	ZAF	SOUTH AFRICA	710
KWT	KUWAIT	414	ZMB	ZAMBIA	894
LAO	LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	418	ZWE	ZIMBABWE	716

Country order
Abbr.	Country	RFID	Abbr.	Country	RFID
AFG	AFGHANISTAN	4	LSO	LESOTHO	426
ALB	ALBANIA	8	LBR	LIBERIA	430
DZA	ALGERIA	12	LBY	LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA	434
ASM	AMERICAN SAMOA	16	LIE	LIECHTENSTEIN	438
AND	ANDORRA	20	LTU	LITHUANIA	440
AGO	ANGOLA	24	LUX	LUXEMBOURG	442
AIA	ANGUILLA	660	MAC	MACAU	446
ATA	ANTARCTICA	10	MKD	MACEDONIA	807
ATG	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	28	MDG	MADAGASCAR	450
ARG	ARGENTINA	32	MWI	MALAWI	454
ARM	ARMENIA	51	MYS	MALAYSIA	458
ABW	ARUBA	533	MDV	MALDIVES	462
AUS	AUSTRALIA	36	MLI	MALI	466
AUT	AUSTRIA	40	MLT	MALTA	470
AZE	AZERBAIJAN	31	MHL	MARSHALL ISLANDS	584
BHS	BAHAMAS	44	MTQ	MARTINIQUE	474
BHR	BAHRAIN	48	MRT	MAURITANIA	478
BGD	BANGLADESH	50	MUS	MAURITIUS	480
BRB	BARBADOS	52	MYT	MAYOTTE	175
BLR	BELARUS	112	MEX	MEXICO	484
BEL	BELGIUM	56	FSM	MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF	583
BLZ	BELIZE	84	MDA	MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	498
BEN	BENIN	204	MCO	MONACO	492
BMU	BERMUDA	60	MNG	MONGOLIA	496
BTN	BHUTAN	64	MSR	MONTSERRAT	500
BOL	BOLIVIA	68	MAR	MOROCCO	504
BIH	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA	70	MOZ	MOZAMBIQUE	508
BWA	BOTSWANA	72	MMR	MYANMAR	104
BVT	BOUVET ISLAND	74	NAM	NAMIBIA	516
BRA	BRAZIL	76	NRU	NAURU	520
IOT	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	86	NPL	NEPAL	524
BRN	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	96	NLD	NETHERLANDS	528
BGR	BULGARIA	100	ANT	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	530
BFA	BURKINA FASO	854	NCL	NEW CALEDONIA	540
BDI	BURUNDI	108	NZL	NEW ZEALAND	554
KHM	CAMBODIA	116	NIC	NICARAGUA	558
CMR	CAMEROON	120	NER	NIGER	562
CAN	CANADA	124	NGA	NIGERIA	566
CPV	CAPE VERDE	132	NIU	NIUE	570
CYM	CAYMAN ISLANDS	136	NFK	NORFOLK ISLAND	574
CAF	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	140	MNP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	580
TCD	CHAD	148	NOR	NORWAY	578
CHL	CHILE	152	OMN	OMAN	512
CHN	CHINA	156	PAK	PAKISTAN	586
CXR	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	162	PLW	PALAU	585
CCK	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS	166	PSE	PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, Occupied	275
COL	COLOMBIA	170	PAN	PANAMA	591
COM	COMOROS	174	PNG	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	598
COD	CONGO	180	PRY	PARAGUAY	600
COG	CONGO, People's Republic of	178	PER	PERU	604
COK	COOK ISLANDS	184	PHL	PHILIPPINES	608
CRI	COSTA RICA	188	PCN	PITCAIRN	612
CIV	COTE D'IVOIRE	384	POL	POLAND	616
HRV	CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska)	191	PRT	PORTUGAL	620
CUB	CUBA	192	PRI	PUERTO RICO	630
CYP	CYPRUS	196	QAT	QATAR	634
CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	203	REU	REUNION	638
CRO	Croatia (obsolete)		ROU	ROMANIA	642
CSK	Czech Rep. (obsolete)		RUS	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	643
DNK	DENMARK	208	RWA	RWANDA	646
DJI	DJIBOUTI	262	ROM	Romania (obsolete)
DMA	DOMINICA	212	KNA	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	659
DOM	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	214	LCA	SAINT LUCIA	662
TLS	EAST TIMOR	626	VCT	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	670
ECU	ECUADOR	218	WSM	SAMOA	882
EGY	EGYPT	818	SMR	SAN MARINO	674
SLV	EL SALVADOR	222	STP	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	678
GNQ	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	226	SAU	SAUDI ARABIA	682
ERI	ERITREA	232	SEN	SENEGAL	686
EST	ESTONIA	233	SYC	SEYCHELLES	690
ETH	ETHIOPIA	231	SLE	SIERRA LEONE	694
FLK	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)	238	SGP	SINGAPORE	702
FRO	FAROE ISLANDS	234	SVK	SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic)	703
FJI	FIJI	242	SVN	SLOVENIA	705
FIN	FINLAND	246	SLB	SOLOMON ISLANDS	90
FRA	FRANCE	250	SOM	SOMALIA	706
FXX	FRANCE, METROPOLITAN	249	ZAF	SOUTH AFRICA	710
GUF	FRENCH GUIANA	254	SGS	S.GEORGIA AND S.SANDWICH ISLANDS	239
PYF	FRENCH POLYNESIA	258	ESP	SPAIN	724
ATF	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES	260	LKA	SRI LANKA	144
GAB	GABON	266	SHN	ST. HELENA	654
GMB	GAMBIA	270	SPM	ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON	666
GEO	GEORGIA	268	SDN	SUDAN	736
DEU	GERMANY	276	SUR	SURINAME	740
GHA	GHANA	288	SJM	SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS	744
GIB	GIBRALTAR	292	SWZ	SWAZILAND	748
GRC	GREECE	300	SWE	SWEDEN	752
GRL	GREENLAND	304	CHE	SWITZERLAND	756
GRD	GRENADA	308	SYR	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	760
GLP	GUADELOUPE	312	SLO	Slovenia (obsolete)
GUM	GUAM	316	TWN	TAIWAN	158
GTM	GUATEMALA	320	TJK	TAJIKISTAN	762
GIN	GUINEA	324	TZA	TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF	834
GNB	GUINEA-BISSAU	624	THA	THAILAND	764
GUY	GUYANA	328	TGO	TOGO	768
HTI	HAITI	332	TKL	TOKELAU	772
HMD	HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS	334	TON	TONGA	776
HND	HONDURAS	340	TTO	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	780
HKG	HONG KONG	344	TUN	TUNISIA	788
HUN	HUNGARY	348	TUR	TURKEY	792
ISL	ICELAND	352	TKM	TURKMENISTAN	795
IND	INDIA	356	TCA	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	796
IDN	INDONESIA	360	TUV	TUVALU	798
IRN	IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	364	UGA	UGANDA	800
IRQ	IRAQ	368	UKR	UKRAINE	804
IRL	IRELAND	372	ARE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	784
ISR	ISRAEL	376	GBR	UNITED KINGDOM	826
ITA	ITALY	380	USA	UNITED STATES	840
JEY	Isle of JERSEY	832
IJE	Isle of Jersey (obsolete)*		UMI	UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	581
JAM	JAMAICA	388	URY	URUGUAY	858
JPN	JAPAN	392	UZB	UZBEKISTAN	860
JOR	JORDAN	400	VUT	VANUATU	548
KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN	398	VAT	VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)	336
KEN	KENYA	404	VEN	VENEZUELA	862
KIR	KIRIBATI	296	VNM	VIET NAM	704
PRK	KOREA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	408	VGB	VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)	92
KOR	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	410	VIR	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)	850
KWT	KUWAIT	414	WLF	WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS	876
KGZ	KYRGYZSTAN	417	ESH	WESTERN SAHARA	732
LAO	LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	418	YEM	YEMEN	887
LVA	LATVIA	428	YUG	YUGOSLAVIA	891
LBN	LEBANON	422	ZMB	ZAMBIA	894
			ZWE	ZIMBABWE	716

Ref.114¶

Error codes for pedigree, lactation and reproductive records. Detailed descriptions of error codes are available on CDCB Error Documentation page.

Ref.115¶

Last test-day status code
Code	Description
0	Field not used
1	Both milk weight and components recorded
2	Milk components estimated or not recorded
3	Both milk weight and components estimated or not recorded
4	Cow sick on test day
5	Delete this test day
6	Force update of milking frequency for this test day
7	Herd not enrolled in DHI in the US when this data was recorded

Ref.116¶

Ship% - Last test-day percentage of milk shipped.

Calculated as:

[(herd test-day milk yield/(milk shipped)]*100 (rounded to one decimal place)

where:

herd test-day milk yield = sum of test-day milk yields for all cows in herd
milk shipped = bulk tank milk weight adjusted to a daily basis

(NCDHIP Rules, Appendix 2, state that the bulk tank weight shall be estimated by bulk tank pickup weights for three shipments immediately prior to the test date).

Ref.117¶

Information on codes is available at the National DHIA/QCS website

Ref.118¶

Quality certification (QC) status - The primary use for this field is to indicate device certification. Failure to meet other aspects of QC should also be indicated by assigning a value of 2.

Quality certification (QC) status
Code	Description	Which data is accepted
1	Meters are certified and all other aspects of field service meet QC (qualify for genetic evaluation)	All data is accepted (Breeding/health events, yield, components)
2	Meters are certified but some other aspect of field service does not meet QC	Breeding/health events and yield data are accepted. Components results are not accepted
3	Meters are not certified even though all other aspects of field service meet QC	Breeding/health events are accepted
4	Neither meter certification nor remaining aspects of field service meet QC	No data is accepted

Codes different than 1, 2, 3 or 4 will result in the rejection of the record.

Ref.119¶

Note that CDCB does not allow all abbreviations or RFID codes. To see the full list of accepted International IDs please see: Currently accepted country codes

Country codes are used in animal ID
Abbrev.	Country	RFID code
ARE	United Arab Emirates	784
ARG	Argentina	32
AUS	Australia	36
AUT	Austria	40
BEL	Belgium	56
BGR	Bulgaria	100
BRA	Brazil	76
CAN	Canada	124
CHE	Switzerland	756
CHL	Chile	152
CRI	Costa Rica	188
CZE	Czech Republic	203
DEU	Germany	276
DNK	Denmark	208
DOM	Dominican Republic	214
ESP	Spain	724
EST	Estonia	233
FIN	Finland	246
FRA	France	250
GBR	Great Britain	826
GRC	Greece	300
GTM	Guatemala	320
HRV	Croatia	191
HUN	Hungary	348
IDN	Indonesia	360
IND	India	356
IRN	Iran	364
IRL	Ireland	372
ISR	Israel	376
ITA	Italy	380
JEY	Isle of Jersey	832
JPN	Japan	392
KEN	Kenya	404
KAZ	Kazakhstan	398
KOR	South Korea	410
LTU	Lithuania	440
LUX	Luxembourg	442
LVA	Latvia	428
MEX	Mexico	484
NLD	Netherlands	528
NOR	Norway	578
NZL	New Zealand	554
PAK	Pakistan	586
PER	Peru	604
POL	Poland	616
PRT	Portugal	620
PRY	Paraguay	600
ROU	Romania	642
RUS	Russia	643
SAU	Saudi Arabia	682
SRB	Serbia	688
SVK	Slovak Republic	703
SVN	Slovenia	705
SWE	Sweden	752
TUN	Tunisia	788
USA	United States	840
VNM	Vietnam	704
YUG	Yugoslavia	891
ZAF	South African Rep.	710
ZWE	Zimbabwe	716

Population codes used by Interbull
Abbrev.	Country
BEL	Walloon part of Belgium
CHE	Swiss Black & White Holstein
CHR	Swiss Red Holstein
DEU	Germany + Austria + Luxembourg
DNR	Danish Red & White
FRR	French Pie Rouge
NLD	The Netherlands + Flemish part of Belgium
DEA	Germany + Austria
DFS	Denmark + Finland + Sweden
FRM	France Montbeliarde
FRA	France Simmental

Ref.120¶

Code	Description	Valid uses
Source Codes
B	Breed Associations (USA and CAN) and CDDR exchange partners (bulls only)	Format 1 (pedigree data)
N/R/I	NAAB, any nominator (except breed associations), Interbull and International pedigree without regular pedigree update	Format 1 (pedigree data)
D	Dairy Records Processing Center (DRPC)	Format 4 (lactation data) Format 4 (male pedigree data - creates format1 w/source 'R') Format 5 (reproductive data) Format 6 (health data)
H	Pedigree provided in a health record from a National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) source	Format 6 (health data)
C	CDCB internal use only	Format 4 (calving ease lactation data) Format 4 (male pedigree data - creates format1 w/source 'E')
A	CDCB	Format 1 (pedigree data)

NOTES:

Record source code indicates the data provider (source). If a record needs correction, the organization related to the record source has the responsibility to do so.
Generally the list above can be considered as a priority gradient, which means that the organization at the top have higher priority (so they can make corrections to records overwriting lower priority source coded). However, some exceptions apply.
Source code "A" is usually generated automatically by CDCB systems to reference animal IDs that are not known and for which pedigree information is not provided. However, this source can be assigned to a known animal in the system when a pedigree change is forced by CDCB systems. The lowest priority of this source code allows modification to anyone interacting with the cooperator database.

Ref.121¶

Code	Description	Comments
Allowed record types
X	Cross-reference record	if full pedigree information present, it should be submitted as record type P. Required information is: - Known animal ID - Valid sire ID - Valid dam ID - Valid crossreference ID - Record verification or correction code - Source code
P	Pedigree record	May be used to submit cross-reference data, but all information applies; if other breed code and other identification number does not apply, those fields should be blank.
C	Clone record	If full pedigree information is present, it will be used along with cloning information. Required information is: - Known animal ID - Birth date of animal - Sex code of animal - Valid crossreference ID (genetic identification nuclear source animal) - Record verification or correction code - Source code
L	Lactation data
R	Re-identification only	Use only if animal identification was originally incorrectly entered. Animal identification and other identification number must be similar. Pedigree information must be the same.
B	Reproductive record
D	Delete animal pedigree record
G	Genomic record	Columns 54-70 may contain the sample ID (sample ID is not required)
H	Health record
N	Delete clone record
Y	Delete cross-reference record
F	Internal CDCB use only
U	Reassigns genotype to a different animal	Provide complete pedigree of new animal and sample ID (Columns 54-70) of genotype being reassigned. Can only be used by the nominators of the genotype being reassigned.

Ref.122¶

Code	Description
Pedigree verification code
0	No correction or verification (record does not include any corrections or does not require any special override / verification)
1	Identification in record replaces any previously reported information for animal (correction code)
2	Identification correct although somewhat unusual (verification code)
3	Delete CDCB’s supplied dam or constructed dam and prevent further fill-in by CDCB
4	Delete CDCB’s supplied sire and prevent further fill-in by CDCB
5	Nomination of animal without verification of pedigree (except birth) No correction of existing pedigree. (For use with record type G only) INTERNAL USE ONLY
6	Change dam's service sire to match sire
7	Sire verified unknown (Breed associations only)
8	Dam verified unknown (Breed associations only)
9	Sire and dam verified unknown (Breed associations only)
D	Allow CDCB to resume fill-in of dam again INTERNAL USE ONLY
S	Allow CDCB to resume fill-in of sire again INTERNAL USE ONLY

Ref.123¶

Code	Description
Lactation type code
0	Record that has been completed (cow dried off) or terminated due to cow leaving the herd or having an abortion at >= 152 days from last breeding or at >= 200 days in milk if no breeding date.
1	Record in progress (including > 305 days in milk)
2	Record truncated at 305 or 365 days in milk
4	Donor dam (milk yield not required)
5	Delete all records for a cow
6	Delete all records with matching herd information
7	Delete all records with matching calving information
8	Delete one test day record with matching calving, herd, and DIM.
9	Delete all records with matching calving and herd information
A	Change the lactation DIM for matching cow, calving, and herd and delete all test days and reproductive events with DIM greater than the input DIM (@136-138). When used in a format 5 record, only reproductive events with dates greater than the input date (@139-146), in the one required segment, will be deleted.
P	No production data provided
T	Allows for submission of termination code, left herd date, or barn name for heifers

Ref.124¶

Code	Description
Lactation verification code
0	No correction or verification
1	Corrected lactation or production data
2	Verified lactation or production data
3	Verified cow control number

Ref.125¶

Interbull usability code (yield)
Code	Description
blank	Domestic (official status not determined)
0	Domestic and official
1	Interbull and official, includes national data
2	Interbull and official, foreign data only, bull has no national evaluation
3	Interbull and official, foreign data only, bull has national evaluation
4	Interbull and not official, includes national data
5	Interbull and not official, foreign data only, bull has national evaluation

Ref.127¶

This field should represent values as of last sample date.

Ref.128¶

This field should represent an average over the previous 365 days. It is the total yearly trait total for the herd divided by the total cow-days for the year times 365. The trait value and cow days are accumulated by test intervals. For the oldest test interval which spans the 365 day period, the trait value portion which accumulates exactly 365 days is used. No adjustments are made for age, stage of lactation, number of dry cows, or length of the dry period. Best prediction is not used.

Ref.129¶

This field should represent totals for a 365 day period ending on last test day.

Ref.130¶

Ayrshire Breeders Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
OA	First generation grade up animals. Only females can have registry status OA. These animals are currently identified with registration numbers in the 369 series.
PR	Second generation grade up animals. Only females can have registry status PR. These animals are currently identified with registration numbers in the 379 series.
HR	Fully registered males and females. Third generation grade up animals will also contain an "HR" registry status.
XX	Foreign registered animals.

Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
RF	Initial grade up animal. Only females are eligible for this program. One parent must be a registered Brown Swiss and the second parent can be any dairy animal. Thus, these may be crossbred animals but will be at least 50% Brown Swiss. Please note that not all animals must start with this step, as characteristic grade Brown Swiss may go directly into the ID step.
ID	Will be the next step which may be either (a) an offspring (IDR) of a RF dam and a registered Brown Swiss sire or may be (b) an identified and inspected grade Brown Swiss (ID) (original animal) possessing typical Brown Swiss color and characteristics. These females (b) would have either unknown Brown Swiss parents or may have one registered parent. Only females are eligible for this program step.
IE	Will be the next step which will always have an ID or IDR dam and a registered Brown Swiss sire. Again only females are eligible for this step.
HR	Will be for fully registered animals. The dam may be either an IE or HR registry status animal. If the dam is an IE, only female offspring may be registered and they will carry a CIE prefix. The sire will always be HR status and Brown Swiss.
NOTE: All registration levels now use the same registration numbering system. Animals assinged numbers by Brown Swiss have an eight digit American ID number beginning with 68xxxxxx. Other official AIN numbering series assigned to other breeds as well as the 840 RFID numbers are acceptable.

American Guernsey Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
RF	Recorded Female - Initial grade up animal. Only females with no genetic abnormalities are eligible for this program. She must have one purebred Guernsey parent (registered or unregistered) and the other parent must be a dairy animal.
GT	Guernsey Type - This generation requires Guernsey appearance. This female must be sired by a purebred Guernsey bull out of an RF animal. The animal in this step must be a minimum 75% Guernsey. If adequate records are provided the initial animal may enter as a GT animal.
PR	Provisional Register - A female out of an GT female sired by a registered Guernsey bull. The animal in this step must be minimum 87% Guernsey.
GR	Genetic Recovery - A female out of a PR female and a registered Guernsey bull. The animal in this step must be minimum 94% Guernsey. Bulls may be registered out of animals in this step. Animals in the GR step are eligible for National Production Awards and National Shows.
HR	Fully registered males and females.

Holstein Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
00-99	Indicates percent Registered Holstein Ancestry (RHA), i.e., the percentage of registered Holstein lineage. Animals of 87% RHA or higher are eligible for all Holstein awards and recognition programs.
**	Indicates 100 percent Registered Holstein Ancestry (RHA).

American Jersey Cattle Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
01	Generation Count 1. This definition was published by AJCA and is effective March 11, 2017
02	Generation Count 2
03	Generation Count 3
04	Generation Count 4
05	Generation Count 5
06	Generation Count 6
HR	Herd Register. Animals with Herd Register (HR) status have seven (7) or more unbroken generations of known Jersey ancestors that are recorded by AJCA

Red and White Cattle Breeders Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
WW	Registered with the Red and White Cattle Breeders Association

Registry Status (Purity) assigned by Canada
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
PB	Purebred
94	Registered 94% pure
87	Registered 87% pure
75	Registered 75% pure
50	Registered 50% pure
BB	Recorded base animal
XX	Recorded cross breed
00-99	Early records may contain any value for % purity

Composite Dairy Cattle Registry
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
CD	Fleckvieh (FL), Montbeliarde (MO), Norwegian Red (NR), Lineback (LD), and Swedish Red and White (SR) animals registered with Composite Dairy Cattle Registry.

American Dairy Goat Association
Registry status	Definition
blank	Grade animal, or registry status unknown.
PB	Purebred registered males and females of all U.S. recongnized dairy goat breeds
AM	American registered males and females of all U.S. reconginzed dairy goat breeds. Animals are 87.5% of a single breed and meet breed type. Historically, these were indicated with a leading "A" or "18" in the ID
RG	Recorded grade females of all U.S. reconginzed dairy goat breeds. First, second, and third generation grade up animals of all U.S. reconginzed dairy goat breeds, including Experimental breeds. Historically, these were indicated with a "G" in the ID
BR	Males and females re-registered from the British registry of Alpine, Saanen, and Toggenburg dairy goat breeds. Historically, these were indicated with a leading "19" in the ID
ER	Experimental registry for males and females. Product of mating PB, AM, and BR parents of different breeds, or straightbred offspring that do not meet breed type

Ref.131¶

Foreign contribution code
Code	Description
0	No foreign contribution
1	Contribution from Interbull sire
2	Contribution from foreign dam
3	Contribution from both an Interbull sire, and a foreign dam
4	Evaluation is converted from another country

Ref.132¶

Stage of lactation codes
Code	Description
0	Milking
1	Milking but stale
2	Dry
3	Dry but springing

Ref.133¶

Type data action codes
Code	Description
0	Normal
1	Replace
2	Delete

Ref.134¶

Length of record code
Code	Description
0	pos. 1-166 (Evaluation and production information)
1	pos. 1-298 (includes additional phenotypic data)
2	pos. 1-507

Ref.135¶

Code	Description
NAAB transaction code
A	Add NAAB cross-reference
D	Delete NAAB cross-reference
P	Primary NAAB cross-reference (same as add, except that it will be used as the primary code)

Ref.136¶

Code	Description
SCS evaluation source code
0	Domestic evaluation
2	Interbull and official

Ref.143¶

Code	Description
Evaluation source code
I	Interbull
D	Domestic
P	Pedigree
C	Covariance with other calving trait

Ref.144¶

Code	Description
Lactation initiation code
0	Lactation started with a normal calving
1	Lactation started with an abortion (including induced abortions)
2	Fresh date field does not contain actual calving date (e.g. date entered herd, or date of hormonal induction of lactation)
8	Birth date is stored in calving date column to store events before first calving. The lactation number is set to 0.
9	No lactation information has been received for this cow/calving date/herd code combination

Note: Records coded with a '1' or '2' will not be used for genetic evaluations. Codes '8' and '9' are for AIPL internal use only and only to store data and for web display purposes.

Ref.145¶

Field is blank when this evaluation record is based only on information provided by Interbull and is for a bull not enrolled with NAAB. For bulls with an evaluation from Interbull, fields reporting daughter information are based only on USA daughters, or are blank if the bull has fewer than 10 USA daughters.

Ref.146¶

Code	Description
Pregnancy confirmation code
0	Not checked or uncertain
1	Confirmed pregnant
2	Confirmed not pregnant
3	Delete conception date

Ref.147¶

Code	Description
Breeding Event type code
H	Observed in estrus (heat) but not inseminated
S	Synchronized estrus event (injection or other methods)
A	Artificial insemination (AI breeding with traditional (non-gender select) semen)
N	Natural service breeding
E	Embryo donation
I	Embryo implantation (reporting sire of embryo)
J	Embryo implantation (reporting dam of embryo)
P	Confirmed pregnant
O	Confirmed not pregnant (open)
X	Cow given a "do not breed" designation
D	Delete event(s) for this "date of event"
B	Breeding (for CDCB use only)
G	AI breeding with Gender selected semen

Fields to Report Based on Event Type
Event Type	Date of Event	Event Date Origin Code	Within Event Seq. #	Service Sire ID
H	•	•	•
S	•	•	•
A	•	•	•	•
N	•	•	•	•
E	•	•	•
I	•	•	•	•
J	•	•	•	•
P	•	•	•
O	•	•	•
X	•	•
D	•
G	•	•	•	•

Ref.148¶

Brown Swiss genetic codes
Code	Type	Description	Status
A	Recessive	Syndrome of arachnomelia and arthrogryposis (SAA; spiderleg)
A*	Recessive	Syndrome of arachnomelia and arthrogryposis (SAA) through DNA marker testing
TA		Tested free of SAA
D	Recessive	Spinal dysmyelination (SDM)
D*	Recessive	Spinal dysmyelination (SDM) through DNA marker testing
TD		Tested free of SDM
M	Recessive	Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) through affected offspring or gene test
M*	Recessive	SMA through DNA marker testing
TM		Tested free of SMA
W	Recessive	Weaver syndrome (bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy)
W*	Recessive	Weaver syndrome through affected offspring1
TW		Tested free of Weaver syndrome
Jersey genetic codes
LL	Recessive	Limber leg
RVC	Recessive	Rectovaginal constriction carrier
RVCA	Recessive	Rectovaginal constriction affected
JNSC	Recessive	Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs carrier
JNSF	Recessive	Tested free of Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs
PC	Dominant	Tested heterozygous polled
PP	Dominant	Tested homozygous polled
TP	Dominant	Tested free of the polled condition (horned)
Holstein genetic codes
BD	Recessive	Bulldog
BL	Recessive	Bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD)
TL		Tested free of BLAD
CV	Recessive	Complex vertebral malformation (CVM)
TV		Tested free of CVM
DF	Recessive	Dwarfism	Discontinued ⁽¹⁾
DP	Recessive	Deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase (DUMPS)
TD		Tested free of DUMPS
HL	Recessive	Hairless	Discontinued ⁽¹⁾
IS	Recessive	Imperfect skin	Discontinued ⁽¹⁾
MF	Recessive	Mulefoot (syndactylism)
TM		Tested free of mulefoot
PC	Dominant	Tested heterozygous polled
PO	Dominant	Observed polled
PG	Recessive	Prolonged gestation	Discontinued ⁽¹⁾
PP	Dominant	Tested homozygous polled
TP	Dominant	Tested free of the polled condition (horned)
PT	Recessive	Pink tooth (porphyria)	Discontinued
RC	Recessive	Red Carrier
B/R	Recessive	Black/red hair color
TR		Tested free of red hair color
BY	Recessive	Brachyspina
TY		Tested free of brachyspina
CD	Recessive	Cholesterol deficiency
TC		Tested free of cholesterol deficiency
DR1	Dominant	Tested Heterozygous for Dominant Red
DR2	Dominant	Tested Homozygous for Dominant Red
TE		Tested free of Early Onset Muscle Weakness syndrome	Official since 2/1/24
MW		Tested heterozygous for Early Onset Muscle Weakness syndrome	Official since 2/1/24
MW2		Tested homozygous of Early Onset Muscle Weakness syndrome	Official since 2/1/24

NOTES:
⁽¹⁾ Discontinued by HAUSA in March, 2012

Ref.149¶

A pedigree is considered 100% complete if all paths trace back to an ancestor born at least 30 years before the current calendar year (eg. 1990 in 2020), or if the animal itself is born before that year. The choice of 30 years results in a completeness of 100% for most registered animals born in recent years. Pedigree completeness is 0% if both parents are unknown, and 50% if one parent is unknown and the other has a complete pedigree. This definition of pedigree completeness is similar to the percentage of registered Holstein ancestry (RHA) calculated by Holstein USA, except that all ancestors contribute instead of just registered ancestors. Cassell et al (2003 J. Dairy Sci. 86:2967) defined a similar measure. Breeders can use this field to monitor record-keeping at the herd level and compare the completeness of pedigree files available locally to those available nationally or internationally.

Ref.150¶

Code	Description
Interbull preferred code
blank	Duplicate record used to report Red and White ID's for bulls that are also registered as Holsteins. Dual-registered bulls have two records in the format 38 file and all fields are identical except for the Bull ID and NAAB Code fields (obsolete February 2007)
0	Neither the primary ID nor the secondary ID is preferred by Interbull
1	The bull's primary ID is preferred by Interbull
2	The bull's second (dual registration) ID is preferred by Interbull
Clonal source of evaluation
3	The bull is a clone whose genetic evaluation, number of daughters, etc. was copied from the animal whose ID is given in columns 530-546

Ref.151¶

Code	Description
Number of progeny born in the calving
0	No information
1	Single birth
2	Twins
3	Triplets
4	4 or more progeny

Ref.152¶

Code	Description
PL evaluation source code
0	Domestic evaluation (combines direct longevity and correlated traits measured in USA)
1	Evaluation includes correlated traits from Interbull but no direct longevity from Interbull
2	Evaluation combines direct longevity from Interbull and correlated traits from Interbull

Ref.153¶

Code	Description
Sire/daughter calving ease (SCE/DCE) evaluation official code
Y	Official ⁽¹⁾
N	Not official
P	Part of simultanious progeny test program, but standards for national publication not met

NOTES:
⁽¹⁾ Interbull is official if it includes US or includes more information than the national evaluation

Ref.154¶

Blank if no evidence of crossbreeding within 8 generations. For F1 animals, the predominate breed code is assumed to be the breed code of the sire.

Ref.155¶

A six character date (YYMMDD) indicating when the cow left the herd and is not expected to return. Report '00' for year 2000, '99' for 1999. etc.
blanks are expected when no date to report.

Ref.156¶

Code	Description
Usability code for Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR)
0	Domestic and official
1	Interbull and not official because Domestic record is official
2	Interbull and official

Ref.160¶

Code	Description
Genomic indicator code (GIC)
0	No genomics included in evaluation
1	Animal was genotyped and evaluation was computed using it's genotype
2	Evaluation includes information from genotypes (or imputed genotypes) of ancestors, but the animal was not genotyped
3	Animal's genotype was imputed from progeny and the imputed genotype was used in the evaluation

Ref.161¶

For more information, please see National DHIA/QCS website

Ref.162¶

Array Number	Array ID	Name	Number of SNPs used in evaluation
SNP arrays validated by CDCB for genomic evaluations
1	50K	Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 1	30.7K
2	50K2	Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 2	30.6K
3	3K	Illumina Bovine3K BeadChip	2.5K
4	IlHD	Illumina BovineHD BeadChip	65.8K
5	Affy	Affymetrix AxiomBOS1 BeadChip	30.8K
6	LD	Illumina BovineLD BeadChip	6.4K
7	GGP	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler	7.5K
8	GHD	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler-HD	42.1K
9	GP2	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler-Super LD	9.9K
10	ZLD	Zoetis Low Density	9.7K
11	ZMD	Zoetis Medium Density	27.9K
12	ELD	EuroG10K	7.2K
13	LD2	Illumina BovineLD BeadChip. Version 1.1	6.4K
14	GP3	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler LD Version 3	14.3K
15	ZL2	Zoetis Low Density Version 2	10.6K
16	ZM2	Zoetis Medium Density Version 2	28.8K
17	GH2	GGP Bovine 150K	62.2K
18	G7K	GGP Bovine 7K	6.3K
19	GP4	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler LD Version 4	17K
20	ZL4	Zoetis Low Density Version 4	11K
21	AMD	Affymetrix Axion OviCap Medium Density	25.9K
22	GF1	GeneSeek Genomic Profiler F250 Version 1	20.2K
23	BG1	Affymetrix Bio-Gensys BGBoviSN	28.3K
24	GMD	GGP Bovine 50K	24.2K
25	G9K	GGP Bovine 9K	6.5K
26	ZL5	Zoetis Low Density Version 5	17.4K
27	503	Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 3	30.3K
28	ZU1	Zoetis CLARIFIDE Core	6.4K
29	ID3	Irish Beef and Dairy Chip Version 3	28.5K
30	AM2	Affymetrix Axion BovMD	24.6K
31	EL7	EuroG10K Version 7	7.9K
32	DEA	DEA Infinium XT Intergenomic version 3	28.7K
33	VM1	Axion STGen100 GenVis Medium Density	39.4K
34	WMD	Weatherbys Scientific Bovine Versa 50K	29.1K
35	EMD	VIT EuroGenomics Medium Density	28.8K
36	LMD	Labogena EuroGenomics Medium Density	27.5K
37	VM2	Axiom STGen100 GenVis Medium Density V2	45.2K
38	AM3	Affymetrix Axiom BovMD Version 3	26.2K
39	ZBU	Zoetis ZBU Medium Density	30.1K
40	ZBT	Zoetis ZBT Low Density	26.2K
41	AC1	Affymetrix SWISScowHD Version 1	51.6K
42	GM3	GGP Bovine 100K	53.1K
43	G65	GGP Bovine 65K	52.9K
44	AC2	Affymetrix SWISS LD Version 1	24.2K
45	EM2	EuroG MD Version 2	29.6K
46	IM2	EuroG MD Version 2 Extended	30.7K
47	ZBN	Zoetis ZBM Medium Density	29.3K
48	LD3	Illumina BovineLD BeadChip. Version 2	6.6K
49	EM3	EuroG MD Version 3	31.3K
50	AC3	Affymetrix SWISScowHD Version 2	46K
51	ZB3	Zoetis ZBU Medium Density Version 3	29.6K
52	EM4	EuroG MD Version 4	31.5K
53	ABD	ABS_Dv3	5.2K
54	ZOC	Illumina - Zoetis - ZOC	38.3K
55	EM5	EuroG_MDv5_XT_3PL	31.5K
56	AC4	Affy-Qualitas-SWISS LD v2-AC4	27.0K

Ref.163¶

Code	Description	Note
Genotype recipient code
Valid values: Blank (default), L=Lactanet, D=Delete
L	Lactanet	The genotype will be shared with Lactanet, based in Canada
D	Delete	The current genotype recipient code will be deleted

Ref.164¶

Fee code assigned to the animal.

Current fees (extracted from document Changes_in_application_CDCB_initial_fee_codes20210622.pdf located in CDCB Fee Schedule for Genomic Evaluation Fees)

Females

Code	Fee amount	Description
1	$0.00	US birth & yield & health & type records
2	$1.00	US birth & yield & (health or type records)
3	$2.00	US birth & yield records
4	$3.00	US birth & (type or health records) (health records are probably not possible w/o yield records)
5	$4.00	US birth
6	$6.00	CAN birth
7	$8.00	No exemptions
8	$1.00	Parentage only

Males

Code	Fee amount	Description
P	$0.00	International exchange partner (code P)
S	$25.00	Controller is a collaborator stud
1	$25.00	US herd providing yield & health & type
2	$50.00	US herd providing yield and (health or type)
3	$75.00	US herd providing yield
4	$75.00	US herd providing type or health
5	$100.00	US herd
7	$200.00	No exemptions
8	$1.00	Parentage only

For details please review the document CDCB Fee Schedule for Genomic Evaluation Fees

Other non-paid Fee Codes

Code	Fee amount	Description
N	$0.00	No fee paid
O	$0.00	Old genotype (Only used by CDCB)
H	$0.00	Historical (Only used by CDCB)
W	$0.00	Waived (Only used by CDCB)

NOTE

Fees get charged upon successful upload of genotype and nomination.
The only exception is when the genotype is not usable due to a sex conflict, because fees differ between males and females.
We charge fees not only for evaluation results but also for the whole process.

Cut off for invoice is the monthly evaluation release day(https://queries.uscdcb.com/reference/sched.cfm#Jun19G).
The data that has been processed by the release day will be included in the invoice for the month (example: genotypes loaded and nominated prior to July 2nd, 2019 is included in invoice of 1907)

Fee is non-refundable regardless of the preference of the evaluation result. The only exception is when a wrong fee is invoiced due to an error made by CDCB.

Ref.165¶

A Herd code difference reason code (HRC) should be provided when the herd of the animal cannot be verified by the DRPC but the nominator confirmed the location of the animal. The HRC should be used ONLY when necessary, the CDCB monitors the used of HRC regularly.

Code	Description
Herd code difference reason code
P	Purchased
M	Multiple herds (the owner has multiple herds)
N	Not participating in calf program and flushed dam, not in milk or dam not yet tested following calving. In short , animal is too young to be verified on the provided herd
U	US herd (the animal is in a US herd but the herd code is not in the herd fee table)

Ref.169¶

If the reproductive or health events are prior to the cow's first calving (heifer record), the calving date should be zero-filled.

Ref.170¶

Please see HEALTH EVENT CODES in Format 6 documentation

Ref.300¶

This reference is maintained only for past reference documentation - Please see Ref.353 for up-to-date documentation

Ref.301¶

Genomic Haplotype value
Haplotype value	Description	Note
0	Not a carrier
1	Carrier
2	Homozygote
3	Possible carrier	Only for HCD/HMW
4	Possible homozygote	Only for HCD/HMW

Ref.346¶

For more information, please see see National DHIA/QCS website

Ref.347¶

ID	CDDR_IND
Requester ID
ABS	Y
ABSCOM	N
Acceler	Y
AIPL	N
Alta	Y
Androgenics	N
ANAFI	N
AY	N
BFGL	N
BioGen	N
BS	N
CA-research	N
CDDR-Yang	N
CDN	N
CentroTori	N
CIZ	N
CMBC	N
Cogent	N
COFA/INTERST	N
Compass	N
CRI3K	N
CRV	N
CVDB	N
DEU-LTR	N
DEU-MAR	N
DEU-OHG	N
DEU-RA	N
DEU-RBB	N
DEU-RBW	N
DEU-RSH	N
DEU-RUW	N
DEU-SRB	N
DEU-VOS	N
DEU-ZBH	N
E.L.P.ZOO	N
Eleveo	N
EGENES	Y
EuroFins	N
Feed_Eff	N
FlatnessInt	N
FL-Yang	N
Foundation	N
GeneSeek	N
Genex	Y
GenVis	N
GPLUS	N
GENETICA2000	N
Guelph	N
GU	N
HapMap	N
Hawkeye	N
HO	N
HOCAN	N
HOCAN-Zoetis	N
IA-research	N
IA-Yang	N
Imputed	N
Interbull	N
Interglobe	N
INSEME	N
INTERMIZOO	N
JE	N
JLG	N
Labogena	N
MolBreeding	N
MS	N
NAAB	N
NAAB-AgLink	N
NAAB-Evol	N
NAAB-Geno	N
NAAB-GGI	N
NAAB-GlazWay	N
NAAB-Mstrind	N
NAAB-Viking	N
NBS	N
New Gen	N
NLBC	N
PA-Yang	N
PEAK	Y
PROZOO	N
Qualitas	N
SEENERGI	N
Select	Y
Selectstar	N
Semex	Y
SexTech	N
SELMOL	N
SEMEN_ITALY	N
Swissgenetic	N
Synergy	N
TLB	N
UMN-Yang	N
UoMO	N
VHL	N
VT-Yang	N
Weatherbys	N
WWS	N
Zoetis	N

Ref.348¶

Source_Name	Source_Short_Name
Affymetrix	Affy
AMELIS in France	FRA
Animal Improvement Programs Lab-Imputed	AIPL
ANAFI - ITA Holstein Association	ITA
Australia	AUS
Bio-Genesys Diagnostics - Oxford Gen Ctr	BioG
Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory	BFGL
China	Chna
DNA Landmark	DNAL
EGENES of SAC for DairyCo	GBR
Eurofins Bio Diagnostics Inc.	EFin
ExpressionAnalysis	EAna
GeneSeek	GSek
Genetic Visions	GVis
Genetics & IVF Institute	GIVF
Germany/Austria Brown Swiss	DEAB
GIGA-R Univ of Liege Belgium	GIGA
Illumina	Illu
Interbull	Itb
Japan NLBC	JPN
Maxxam	Maxx
NLD Feed Efficiency	NLD
Research and Genetics, Italy	CIZ
Spanish Central Veterinary Lab	ESP
Swiss	Swis
University of Alberta	UAlb
University of Missouri	UoMO
VHL Genetics	VHL
VikingGenetics	Vikg
VIT Germany	VIT
Weatherbys Ireland	Weab
Zoetis	Zoet

Ref.349¶

"Group name" is used to determine/verify the CDCB fee provided. The following rules should be applied depending on the circumstances of the animals:

For US animals that receive fee code 1/2/3/4 (US credit): Provide the DHI herd code of the animal/dam
For animals who receive fee code 5 or higher, please provide a 3 character country code (i.e. ITA)
For males nominated by a NAAB member stud (fee code=S):
- if the evaluation has to be shared with the Dairy Record Processing Center (DRPC) [please check with the relative nominator], then provide the DHI herd code of the animal
- otherwise, please provide the stud code (i.e., STUDXXXX)

Ref.350¶

Genomic trait list
Trait code	Full name	Data Type ⁽¹⁾	Decimals	Implementation Date	Breed(s)
NM	Net Merit dollars	INT			ALL
MILK	Milk yield (lb.)	INT			ALL
FAT	Fat yield (lb.)	INT			ALL
PRO	Protein yield (lb.)	INT			ALL
FATPCT	Fat percentage (%)	FL	2 (e.g. -0.44)		ALL
PROPCT	Protein percentage (%)	FL	2 (e.g. 1.22)		ALL
PL	Productive life	FL	1 (e.g. -1.7)		ALL
SCS	Somatic Cell Score	FL	2 (e.g. 3.02)		ALL
DPR	Daughter Pregnancy Rate	FL	1 (e.g. 1.9)		ALL
HCR	Heifer Conception Rate	FL	1 (e.g. -3.1)		ALL
CCR	Cow Conception Rate	FL	1 (e.g 0.5)		ALL
LIV	Livability	FL	1 (e.g. -0.2)		ALL
GL	Gestation Length	FL	1 (e.g. 0.7)	August 2017	ALL
CM	Cheese Merit dollars	INT			ALL
FM	Fluid Merit dollars	INT			ALL
GM	Grazing Merit dollars	INT			ALL
PTAT	Final Score	FL	2		ALL
STA	Stature	FL	2		ALL
STR	Strength	FL	2		ALL
DFM	Dairy Form	FL	2		ALL
FTA	Foot Angle	FL	2		ALL
RLS	Rear Legs Side View	FL	2		ALL
BDE	Body Depth	FL	2		AY BS GU HO
RPA	Rump Angle	FL	2		ALL
TRW	Thurl Width	FL	2		ALL
FUA	Fore Udder Attachment	FL	2		ALL
RUH	Rear Udder Height	FL	2		ALL
UDP	Udder Depth	FL	2		ALL
UCL	Udder Cleft	FL	2		ALL
FTP	Front Teat Placement	FL	2		ALL
TLG	Teat Length	FL	2		ALL
RLR	Rear Legs Rear View	FL	2		BS HO GU
FLS	Feet and Legs Score (Mobility in BSW)	FL	2		BS HO
RTP	Rear Teat Placement (Rear Teat Placement Rear View in JE)	FL	2		HO JE
RUW	Rear Udder Width	FL	2		ALL
MSP	Milking Speed	FL	2	December 2020	BS
RTS	Rear Teat Placement (Side view)	FL	2	December 2020	JE
SCE	Sire Calving Ease	FL	1		BS HO
DCE	Daughter Calving Ease	FL	1		BS HO
SSB	Sire Stillbirth	FL	1		HO
DSB	Daughter Calving Ease	FL	1		HO
MFV	Hypocalcemia (Milk Fever)	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
DAB	Displaced Abomasum	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
KET	Ketosis	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
MAS	Mastitis	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
MET	Metritis	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
RPL	Retained Placenta	FL	1	April 2018	HO JE BS
EFC	Early First Calving	FL	1	April 2019	ALL
HLV	Heifer Livability	FL	1	December 2020	HO JE
FS	Feed Saved	INT		December 2020	HO
RFI	Residual Feed Intake	INT		August 2021	HO

NOTES:
⁽¹⁾ INT= Integer (as many as required); FL= Floating number (decimals specified in next column); CH=CHARACTER - Missing values are allowed (empty field)

Ref.351¶

Reliabilities are always released as a positive integer value.

Ref.352¶

Parent averages are genomic parent averages (GPA) for all traits except TYPE and CALVING traits. Traditional parent average is reported if the reliability of traditional PTA is higher or equal to the genomic PTA reliability (as is the case for highly-reliable animals).
Note the genomic PA reported in this field for NM$ will report a combination of genomic PA and traditional PAs, so it might not reflect the expected (DAM GPTA + SIRE GPTA)/2 value.

Ref.353¶

infoANIM genomic result files field list
Field name	Description	Data Type ⁽¹⁾	Decimals	Reference	Implemenation Date
EVAL_BREED	Breed of evaluation	CH		404
BLEND_CODE	Blending code S: single breed/no blending; M: Multi-breed/blended	CH			April 2019
SEX	Sex code of animal	CH		111
SIRE17	Sire of animal	CH		4 119
DAM17	Dam of animal	CH		4 119
BIRTH	Birth date of animal (YYYYMMDD)	CH		88
ANIM_NAME	Name of animal	CH
NAAB_CODE	Primary NAAB code of animal	CH		95 145
SAMPLE_ID	DNA sample ID	CH
REQUESTER_ID	Requester's ID	CH
CHIP	Type of genotyping chip used	CH		162
DATE_RECEIVED	Date the genotype was added to the CDCB collaborators' database (YYYYMMDD)	INT
AIS_FEE	AI service fee paid (Y/N)	CH
CURRENT	U - Unofficial - weekly evaluation 0 - evaluation was previously released 1 - first time evaluation or an evaluation based on a reassigned genotype has been released	CH
GROUP_NAME	DHI herd code, customer number, country of location, or request ID (Holstein Canada only) used to determine fee code	CH
HERD_CODE	DHI herd code in lactation records (for DRPC use only)	CH			April 2019
CTRL_NUM	Cow controller (management) number in lactation records (for DRPC use only)	CH			April 2019
GEN_INB	Genomic inbreeding coefficient of this animal (%)	FL	1
PED_INB	Pedigree inbreeding coefficient of this animal (%)	FL	1
GEN_FUT_INB	Genomic future inbreeding coefficient of this animal (%)	FL	1
EXP_FUT_INB	Expected future inbreeding coefficient of this animal (%)	FL	1		April 2019
HETEROSIS	Heterosis (%)	INT			March 2019
IMP_CALL_RATE	imputed call rate	FL	1
IS_PTA_MILK	Y – production trait fields contain PTA values N – production trait fields contain PA values	CH
IS_PTA_CT	Y – calving ease and stillbirth trait fields contain predicted transmitting ability (PTA) values N – calving ease and stillbirth trait fields contain parent average (PA) values	CH
HBR	Holstein haplotype for Black/Red color	INT		301 359
HCD	Holstein haplotype for Cholesterol deficiency	INT		301 359
HDR	Holstein haplotype for Dominant Red	INT		301 359
HH0	Holstein haplotype Associated with Brachyspina	INT		301 359
HH1	First Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
HH2	Second Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
HH3	Third Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
HH4	Fourth Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
HH5	Fifth Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
HH6	Sixth Holstein haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359	December 2018
HHB	Holstein haplotype for BLAD	INT		301 359
HHC	Holstein haplotype for CVM	INT		301 359
HHD	Holstein haplotype for DUMPS	INT		301 359
HHM	Holstein haplotype for Mulefoot	INT		301 359
HHP	Holstein haplotype for Polled mutation	INT		301 359
HHR	Holstein haplotype for Red mutation	INT		301 359
HMW	Holstein haplotype for Early Onset Muscle Weakness	INT		301 359	December 2023
JH1	First Jersey haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
JH1_PC	Jersey haplotype pedigree confirmation Y – Confirmed within 4 generations N – Not confirmed	CH
JHP	Jersey haplotype for polledness	INT		301 359
JHP_PC	Jersey haplotype pedigree confirmation Y – Confirmed within 4 generations N – Not confirmed	CH
JNS	Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs	INT		301 359	January 2021
JNS_PC	Jersey haplotype pedigree confirmation Y – Confirmed within 4 generations N – Not confirmed	CH			January 2021
BH2	Brown Swiss haplotype affecting stillbirth	INT		301 359
BHD	Brown Swiss haplotype for SDM	INT		301 359
BHM	Brown Swiss haplotype for SMA	INT		301 359
BHW	Brown Swiss haplotype for Weaver syndrome	INT		301 359
BHP	Brown Swiss haplotype for polledness	INT		301 359
BH14	Brown Swiss haplotype 14	INT		301 359	April 2023
AH1	Ayrshire haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359
AH2	Ayrshire haplotype affecting fertility	INT		301 359	December 2017
AHC	Ayrshire Curly Calf Syndrome	INT		301 359	October 2021

NOTES:
⁽¹⁾ INT= Integer (as many as required); FL= Floating number (decimals specified in next column); CH=CHARACTER - Missing values are allowed (empty field)

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Code	Description
Tissue source code
B	blood
H	hair
S	semen
T	tissue
N	nasal

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Code	Description	Note
Genomic usability code
Y	Usable	This is the genotype used for genomic evaluations
N	Conflict	The genotype is not usable due to conflicts
M	Usable, but not used	Usable but a different genotype for the same animal is preferred
L	Low call rate	The genotype is not usable due to low genotyping quality
U	Unreliable	The genotype has a larger than expected amount of errors, but not enough to call it a conflict
W	Withdrawn	The genotype is withdrawn - no action is allowed on this genotype

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Code	Description
Sire/Dam status codes in Parentage Verification Record (PVR)
Y	Confirmed
N	Conflict
H	Conflict based on MGS test (Dam only)
U	Unable to test (no genotype/blank pedigree)

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Code	Description
Maternal Grandsire status codes in Parentage Verification Record (PVR)
Y	Likely
N	Unlikely
U	Unable to test (no genotype/blank pedigree)
C	Confirmed Dam, no MGS data needed

Ref.358¶

Code	Description
Service sire ID type
N	NAAB code (preferred)
R	Registration ID or eartag

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Please see the USDA Genomic-4 report for further information about genes and locations.

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Code	Description
Record in progress indicator
"Empty"	No lactation information
0	Last record not in progress
1	Last record in progress

Ref.361¶

Calving Date - Current calving date (yyyy-mm-dd).

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DIM - Days in milk

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Lact - Lactation number

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Milk - Average mature equivalent milk (lb. 305 DIM, 2 Times a day milking).

Ref.365¶

Comp - Average mature equivalent fat or protein (lb. 305 DIM, 2 Times a day milking).

Ref.366¶

MgtGp - Management group. Average number of cows in management group; averaged over lactations for cows and over daughters for bulls

Ref.367¶

YDm - Yield deviation for milk. These values are weighted averages across the lactations of a cow for difference between her milk or component yield and estimates of effects of her management group, herd-by-sire interaction, and permanent environment.

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YDc - Yield deviation for components. These values are weighted averages across the lactations of a cow for difference between her milk or component yield and estimates of effects of her management group, herd-by-sire interaction, and permanent environment.

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Wt - Weight of daughter's contribution to sire's evaluation:

1.0 Daughter's dam evaluated
0.7 Daughter's dam unknown or not evaluated
0.0 Record unusable

Ref.370¶

ContBm - Contribution of individual daughter to sire's evaluation for milk. This value is calculated as twice the PTA of daughter minus PTA of mate (dam of daughter).

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ContBc - Contribution of individual daughter to sire's evaluation for components. This value is calculated as twice the PTA of daughter minus PTA of mate (dam of daughter).

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PTAm - Predicted transmitting ability for milk

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PTAc - Predicted transmitting ability for components

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Codes - Status of record submitted to USDA:

* = Change in pedigree information after second test following entry into herd
N = All records not usable, including first lactation records in progress with less than 40 days in milk
R = Record from last lactation is a record in progress
A = First lactation record is from predominately unsupervised testing.

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Trait - Component trait information: fat or protein.

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Testdate - Last test date (yyyy-mm-dd)

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Cows/Does - Number of cows or does in milk

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Samples - Number of milkings sampled

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Updated - Date of file update (yyyy-mm-dd)

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Milk - Rolling herd average milk production (lbs)

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Fat - Rolling herd average fat production (lbs)

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Protein - Rolling herd average protein production (lbs)

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SCS - Rolling herd average Somatic Cell Score

Ref.384¶

Age - Rolling herd average age at calving (months)

Ref.385¶

In File - Number of cows in CDCB database with testday information for this date

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Lactation Mask Code - Mask shown may be any combination of these values:

Lactation Masks
Code	Meaning
80	record coded incomplete
40	record is coded with previous days dry
20	protein lactation information not useable
10	crossbred animal
08	lactation not useable
04	somatic cell available
02	milk-only record (for calvings after 1997-01-01) no management group mates (for calvings before 1997-01-01)
01	internal use by CDCB

Mask codes are interpreted by reading each digit segment individually.

The number or letter in the first digit of the code refers to a possible combination of codes 10 through 80. The number or letter in the second digit of the code refers to a possible combination of codes 01 through 08. When there is a combination of codes, the code numbers are added together (i.e. codes 04 and 02 would be written as 06). When the code combination added together is greater than 9, alphabetic letters are used (i.e. a = 10, b = 11, ..., f = 15).

Possible combinations of codes:

1 = code 1
2 = code 2
3 = code 2 and 1
4 = code 4
5 = code 4 and 1
6 = code 4 and 2
7 = code 4 and 2 and 1
8 = code 8
9 = code 8 and 1
a = code 8 and 2
b = code 8 and 2 and 1
c = code 8 and 4
d = code 8 and 4 and 1
e = code 8 and 4 and 2
f = code 8 and 4 and 2 and 1

Examples:

40 = code 40
82 = codes 80, 02
47 = codes 40, 04, 02, 01
6b = codes 40, 20, 08, 02, 01
a1 = codes 80, 20, 01
d4 = codes 80, 40, 10, 04
5c = codes 40, 10, 08, 04
ba = codes 80, 20, 10, 08, 02
ff = codes 80, 40, 20, 10, 08, 04, 02, 01

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Primary NAAB Code - Primary NAAB stud code of bull

See NAAB for list

Ref.388¶

Entered AI - Date bull entered AI (yyyy-MM)

Ref.389¶

Control Stud - Stud code of current controller

See NAAB for list

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Original Stud - Stud code of original owner of the bull

See NAAB for list

Ref.391¶

SRC - Source of this evaluation

M = MACE (from InterBull)

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YDev - Yield deviation. These values are weighted averages across the lactations of a cow for difference between her milk or component yield and estimates of effects of her management group, herd-by-sire interaction, and permanent environment.

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ContB - Contribution of individual daughter to sire's evaluation. This value is calculated as twice the PTA of daughter minus PTA of mate (dam of daughter).

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PTA - Predicted transmitting ability; which is simply half of an EBV (Estimated Breeding Value).

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Freq - Milking Frequency

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Progeny - Animal identification of progeny: breed (2 bytes), country (3 bytes), registration or eartag number (12 bytes)

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Herd - Herd code: state (2 bytes), county (2 bytes) and herd (4 bytes). OBSERVATION: In goats. Current herd code of herd with most daughters

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Ctrl No - Control Number. Animal ID used internally in the Herd

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Goodness of Fit - The Goodness of Fit (GoF) statistic is based on the log of a likelihood ratio test and is divided by 2×(herd size) to make it size neutral. This adjusted GoF value ranges from about –2.2 to 0.2. About 1% of the herd years (GoF < –1) are flagged with a *** and these are excluded from the evaluation. Those flagged with a * have (GoF <–0.2) and are excluded if adjacent to an excluded herd year

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CE - Calving Ease Score (Values: 1 to 5).

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SB - Still Birth Score (Values: 1 to 5).

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RR - Rear Legs, Rear View.

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S - Milking Speed.

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The U.S. dairy genetic evaluation publishes PTAs on 6 different breed of evaluations: Holstein (HO), Jersey (JE), Brown Swiss (BS), Guernsey (GU), Milking Shorthorn (MS; traditional evaluations only), Ayrshire (AY). Animals of dairy breeds that differ from these breeds will have PTAs published on one of these six main breed bases.

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Code	Description
Sire Status
0	Not determined
1	Confirmed
2	Conflict
3	Unreliable
4	No useable genotype
5	No pedigree
6	Undetermined due to change in animal key

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Code	Description
Dam Status
0	Not determined
1	Confirmed
2	Conflict
3	Unreliable
4	No useable genotype
5	No pedigree
6	Undetermined due to change in animal key

Ref.407¶

Mean - Average 305 ME yield across lactations

Ref.408¶

Daughter Deviation - Daughter Yield Deviation

Ref.409¶

Country of dam's evaluation - Dam Country of Evaluation allows to collect evaluations of foreign dams that were generated by National Evaluation Centers other than CDCB. The cow's ID country code may not necessarily be the country code present in her 17/18 byte ID. If the dam has a CDCB evaluation, please use USA. If a dam has multiple evaluations, the evaluation with the highest reliability may be used.

Country codes used in Country of dam's evaluation
Abbrev.	Country	RFID code
AUS	Australia	36
CAN	Canada	124
DEU	Germany	276
DNK	Denmark	208
ESP	Spain	724
GBR	Great Britain	826
ITA	Italy	380
NLD	Netherlands	528
USA	United States	840

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Data Collection Rating - The accuracy of lactation records from a wide variety of test plans can be compared using a "data collection rating" (DCR)

For more information please see: Data Collection Rating

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