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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

Location code
code Location Available Numbers
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.

Primary termination code
Termination
Code
Description Destination
Group
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
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
Secondary termination code
Termination
Code
Reason sold
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

Weight reporting codes
Code Weight
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

Dairy Record Processing Centers (DPRC)
Code Description
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
DISCONTINUED DRPC
Code Description
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

Multiple birth code
Code Description
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

Sampling status
Code Type Description
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

Disposition Code
Code Description Explanation
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

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


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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

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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).


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


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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.


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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

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Source Codes
Code Description Valid uses
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.

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Allowed record types
Code Description Comments
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 contain the sample ID. If left blank, an 18-byte ID is supplied
(i.e. – HOUSAF123456789012)
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 pedigree of new animal and sample ID of genotype being reassigned.
Can only be used by the nominators of the genotype being reassigned.
All other data from a G type record should be provided.

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Pedigree verification code
Code Description
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

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Lactation type code
Code Description
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

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

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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

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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.


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


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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

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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

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

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

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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

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NAAB transaction code
Code Description
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

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

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

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Lactation initiation code
Code Description
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.


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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

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

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Breeding Event type code
Code Description
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

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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 hair color
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

Interbull preferred code
Code Description
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

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

Ref.152

PL evaluation source code
Code Description
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

Sire/daughter calving ease (SCE/DCE)
evaluation official code
Code Description
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

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

Ref.160

Genomic indicator code (GIC)
Code Description
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

SNP arrays validated by CDCB for genomic evaluations
Array
Number
Array ID Name Number of SNPs
used in evaluation
1 50K Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 1 33.4K
2 50K2 Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 2 33.1K
3 3K Illumina Bovine3K BeadChip 2.6K
4 IlHD Illumina BovineHD BeadChip 74.8K
5 Affy Affymetrix AxiomBOS1 BeadChip 34K
6 LD Illumina BovineLD BeadChip 6.5K
7 GGP GeneSeek Genomic Profiler 7.7K
8 GHD GeneSeek Genomic Profiler-HD 47.1K
9 GP2 GeneSeek Genomic Profiler-Super LD 10.7K
10 ZLD Zoetis Low Density 9.8K
11 ZMD Zoetis Medium Density 30K
12 ELD EuroG10K 7.2K
13 LD2 Illumina BovineLD BeadChip. Version 1.1 6.6K
14 GP3 GeneSeek Genomic Profiler LD Version 3 15.6K
15 ZL2 Zoetis Low Density Version 2  11K
16 ZM2 Zoetis Medium Density Version 2 30.8K
17 GH2 GGP Bovine 150K 70.3K
18 G7K GGP Bovine 7K 6.5K
19 GP4 GeneSeek Genomic Profiler LD Version 4 18.6K
20 ZL4 Zoetis Low Density Version 4  11.4K
21 AMD Affymetrix Axion OviCap Medium Density 28.2K
22 GF1 GeneSeek Genomic Profiler F250 Version 1 21.9K
23 BG1 Affymetrix Bio-Gensys BGBoviSN 26K
24 GMD GGP Bovine 50K 26.2K
25 G9K GGP Bovine 9K 7K
26 ZL5 Zoetis Low Density Version 5 19.1K
27 50K3 Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Version 3 33.2K
28 ZU1 Zoetis CLARIFIDE Core 6.7K
29 ID3 Irish Beef and Dairy Chip Version 3 31.1K
30 AM2 Affymetrix Axion BovMD 26.9K
31 EL7 EuroG10K Version 7 8.2K
32 DEA DEA Infinium XT Intergenomic version 3 31.6K
33 VM1 Axion STGen100 GenVis Medium Density 44.6
34 WMD Weatherbys Scientific Bovine Versa 50K 32K
35 EMD VIT EuroGenomics Medium Density 31.8K
36 LMD Labogena EuroGenomics Medium Density 30.3K
37 VM2 Axiom STGen100 GenVis Medium Density V2 51.5K
38 AM3 Affymetrix Axiom BovMD Version 3 28.7K
39 ZBU Zoetis ZBU Medium Density 33.9K
40 ZBT Zoetis ZBT Low Density 28.4K
41 AC1 Affymetrix SWISScowHD Version 1 60.3K
42 GM3 GGP Bovine 100K 60.1K
43 G65 GGP Bovine 65K 59.7K
44 AC2 Affymetrix SWISS LD Version 1 27.2K
45 EM2 EuroG MD Version 2 32.6K
46 IM2 EuroG MD Version 2 Extended 34.0K
47 ZBN Zoetis ZBM Medium Density 32.4K
48 LD3 Illumina BovineLD BeadChip. Version 2 6.8K
49 EM3 EuroG MD Version 3 34.6K
50 AC3 Affymetrix SWISScowHD Version 2 52.2K
51 ZB3 Zoetis ZBU Medium Density Version 3 32.3K
52 EM4 EuroG MD Version 4 34.4K
53 ABD ABS_Dv3 5.4K
54 ZOC Illumina - Zoetis - ZOC 42.6K

Ref.163

Parentage Only Indicator code (OBSOLETE)
It can be provided but it will be ignored by the system
Code Description Note
N Not parentage only
(It was replaced by all valid fee codes other than fee code 8)
Animal receives parentage AND genomic evaluation
P Parentage only
(It was replaced by fee code 8)
Animal receives only parentage information
Obs: Animals do not get a BBR value
B Breed conflict or crossbred animal - OBSOLETE -

Ref.164

Fee code assigned to the animal.

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
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.

Herd code difference reason code
Code Description
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

Requester ID
ID CDDR_IND
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
CIZ N
CMBC N
Cogent N
COFA/INTERST 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
EGENES Y
EuroFins N
Feed_Eff N
FlatnessInt N
FL-Yang N
Foundation N
GeneSeek N
Genex Y
GenVis 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
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
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)

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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)


Ref.354

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

Ref.355

Genomic usability code
Code Description Note
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

Ref.356

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

Ref.357

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

Ref.358

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

Ref.359

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


Ref.360

Record in progress indicator
Code Description
"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).


Ref.362

DIM - Days in milk


Ref.363

Lact - Lactation number


Ref.364

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.


Ref.368

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.


Ref.369

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).


Ref.371

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).


Ref.372

PTAm - Predicted transmitting ability for milk


Ref.373

PTAc - Predicted transmitting ability for components


Ref.374

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.

Ref.375

Trait - Component trait information: fat or protein.


Ref.376

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


Ref.377

Cows/Does - Number of cows or does in milk


Ref.378

Samples - Number of milkings sampled


Ref.379

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


Ref.380

Milk - Rolling herd average milk production (lbs)


Ref.381

Fat - Rolling herd average fat production (lbs)


Ref.382

Protein - Rolling herd average protein production (lbs)


Ref.383

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


Ref.386

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


Ref.387

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


Ref.390

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)


Ref.392

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.


Ref.393

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).


Ref.394

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


Ref.395

Freq - Milking Frequency


Ref.396

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


Ref.397

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


Ref.398

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


Ref.399

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


Ref.400

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


Ref.401

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


Ref.402

RR - Rear Legs, Rear View.


Ref.403

S - Milking Speed.


Ref.404

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.


Ref.405

Sire Status
Code Description
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.406

Dam Status
Code Description
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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