HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION, USA Available Bull Population File Format

# Bytes	Format	Type	Description	Update
3	ccc	CH	Country Code
2	cc	CH	Breed
12	nnnnnnnnnnnn	CH	Registration Number
3	nnn	CH	Herdbook RHA Status (0-100)
2	cc	CH	RHA Indicator (NA or I)
10	nnnccnnnnn	CH	Stud code number (zero filled)
30	c(30)	CH	Registered Name
16	c(16)	CH	Recessive Codes
20	c(20)	CH	Short Name
1	c	CH	NAAB Sampling Code
8	nnnnnnnn	CH	Date of Birth (YYYYMMDD)
1	c	CH	TPI Origin (U, M, or C)
5	snnnn	CSL	TPI
2	nn	CH	Class Score
3	ccc	CH	Sire's Country Code
2	cc	CH	Sire's Breed
12	nnnnnnnnnnnn	CH	Sire's Registration Number
3	nnn	CH	Sire's Herdbook RHA Status (0-100)
2	cc	CH	Sire's RHA Indicator (NA or I)
10	nnnccnnnnn	CH	Sire's stud code
30	c(30)	CH	Sire's Registered Name
16	c(16)	CH	Sire's Recessive Codes
20	c(20)	CH	Sire's Short Name
2	nn	CH	Sire's Class Score
1	c	CH	Sire's Prod. Proof Origin (U, M or C)
5	snnnn	CSL	Sire's PTAM
4	snnn	CSL	Sire's PTAF
4	snnn	CSL	Sire's PTAP
1	c	CH	Sire's Type Proof Origin (U, M or C)
5	sn.nn	CSL	Sire's PTAT
5	sn.nn	CSL	Sire's Udder Composite
5	sn.nn	CSL	Sire's Feet and Legs Composite
1	c	CH	Sire's TPI Origin (U, M or C)
5	snnnn	CSL	Sire's TPI
3	ccc	CH	Dam's Country Code
2	cc	CH	Dam's Breed
12	nnnnnnnnnnnn	CH	Dam's Registration Number
3	nnn	CH	Dam's Herdbook RHA Status (0-100)
2	cc	CH	Dam's RHA Indicator (NA or I)
30	c(30)	CH	Dam's Registered Name
16	c(16)	CH	Dam's Recessive Codes
2	nn	CH	Dam's Classification Score
3	ccc	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Testing Program
3	nnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Data Collection Rating - Milk
3	nnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Data Collection Rating - Components
4	nnnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Age at Calving (YYMM)
1	n	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Times milked daily (2=2X, 3=3X)
3	nnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Length of Record (365 or less)
5	nnnnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Milk #
4	nnnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Fat #
4	nnnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - True Protein #
4	nnnn	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - Crude Protein #
1	c	CH	Dam's Best Lactation - verification test(V), extreme test-day(X) or injection(I) indicator
1	c	CH	Dam's Production PTA origin (U, M or C)
5	snnn	CSL	Dam's PTAM
4	snnn	CSL	Dam's PTAF
4	snnn	CSL	Dam's PTAP
1	c	CH	Dam's Type Proof Origin (U, M or C)
5	sn.nn	CSL	Dam's PTAT
5	sn.nn	CSL	Dam's Udder Composite
5	sn.nn	CSL	Dam's Feet and Legs Composite
1	c	CH	Dam's CTPI Origin (U, M, C)
5	snnnn	CSL	Dam's CTPI
3	ccc	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's Country Code
2	cc	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's Breed
12	nnnnnnnnnnnn	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's Registration Number
3	nnn	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's Herdbook RHA Status (0-100)
2	cc	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's RHA Indicator (NA or I)
10	nnnccnnnnn	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's stud code
20	c(20)	CH	Maternal Grand Sire's short name
1	c	CH	Animal's Prod. Proof Origin (U, M or C)
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's USDA Calculation Date (YYYYMM)
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Yield Reliability
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's # Daughters
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Herds
3	nnn	CH	Animal's % Records in Progress
3	nnn	CH	Animal's % US
5	snnnn	CSL	Animal's PTAM
4	snnn	CSL	Animal's PTAF
5	sn.nn	CSL	Animal's PTA % F
5	snnnn	CSL	Animal's Fluid Merit$
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Yield Reliability
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's # Daughters Protein
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Herds Protein
4	snnn	CSL	Animal's PTAP
5	sn.nn	CSL	Animal's PTA % Protein
4	snnn	CSL		Blank
5	snnnn	CSL	Animal's Cheese Merit $
4	n.nn	CSL	Animal's PTA SCS
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability SCS
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's # Daughters SCS
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Herds SCS
4	sn.n	CSL	Animal's PTA PL
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability PL
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's # Daughters PL
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Herds PL
5	snn.n	CSL	Animal's PTA DPR
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability DPR
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Daughters DPR
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's # Herds DPR
4	nn.n	CH	Animal's PTA DCE
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability DCE
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's DCE: # Calvings
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's DCE: # Daughters
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's DCE: # Herds
5	snnnn	CSL	Animal's Net Merit ($)
2	nn	CH	Animal's %Reliability Net Merit
1	c	CH	Animal's Type Proof Origin (U, M or C)
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's PTAT Calculation date (YYYYMM)
2	nn	CH	Animal's %Reliability PTAT
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's Type Evaluation: # Daughters
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's Type Evaluation: # Records
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's Type Evaluation: # Herds
5	nnn.n	CH	Animal's Type Evaluation: Effective Daughters/Herd
5	sn.nn	CSL	Animal's Type Evaluation: PTA Type
2	nn	CH	Animal's Linear Evaluation: %Reliability
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's Linear Evaluation: # Daughters
6	nnnnnn	CH	Animal's Linear Evaluation: # Records
5	nnnnn	CH	Animal's Linear Evaluation: # Herds
5	nnn.n	CH	Animal's Linear Evaluation: Effective Dau/Herd
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Stature
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Strength
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Body Depth
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Dairy Form
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rump Angle
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Thurl Width
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rear Legs-Side View
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rear Legs-Rear View
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Foot Angle
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Feet and Legs Score
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Fore Udder Attachment
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rear Udder Height
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rear Udder Width
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Udder Cleft
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Udder Depth
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Front Teat Placement
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Rear Teat Placement
5	sn.nn	CSL	STA Teat Length
5	sn.nn	CSL	Udder Composite
5	sn.nn	CSL	Feet and Legs Composite
5	sn.nn	CSL	Body Composite
5	sn.nn	CSL	Dairy Composite
5	nnnnn	CH	Daughter Average Milk
4	nnnn	CH	Daughter Average Fat
4	nnnn	CH	Daughter Average Protein
4	nn.n	CH	Daughter Average FS
4	nn.n	CH	Daughter Average AASC
3	n.n	CH	Daughter Average STD
5	snnnn	CSL	Milk Yield Deviations
4	snnn	CSL	Fat Yield Deviations
4	snnn	CSL	Protein Yield Deviations
5	snnnn	CSL	Sire's NM$
4	sn.n	CSL	Sire's PL
4	n.nn	CH	Sire's SCS
5	sn.nn	CSL	Sire's Dairy Form
5	snn.n	CSL	Sire's DPR	Modified
4	nn.n	CH	Sire's DCE
5	snnnn	CSL	Dam's NM$
4	sn.n	CSL	Dam's PL
4	n.nn	CH	Dam's SCS
5	sn.nn	CSL	Dam's Dairy Form
5	snn.n	CSL	Dam's DPR	Modified
4	nn.n	CH	Dam's DCE
4	nn.n	CH	Animal's PTA DSB	NEW
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability DSB	NEW
4	nn.n	CH	Animal's PTA SCE	NEW
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability SCE	NEW
4	nn.n	CH	Animal's PTA SSB	NEW
2	nn	CH	Animal's % Reliability SSB	NEW
5	snn.n	CSL	Animal’s Heifer Conception Rate	NEW
5	snn.n	CSL	Animal’s Cow Conception Rate	NEW
5	snn.n	CSL	Animal’s Fertility Index	NEW
2	nn	CH	Animal’s % Reliability Fertility Index	NEW
4	snnn	CSL	Animal’s Feed Efficiency	NEW
2	nn	CSL	Animal’s % Reliability Feed Efficiency	NEW

Notes:
Data Type:	CH- alpha numeric
	CSL - Numeric Signed with sign in front of number with leading spaces.
Format:	c - alpha numeric data
	n - numeric data only with leading spaces
ASCII	Comma separates each field
	Character fields are enclosed in " "
Updates
November, 1997	Updated to include Registered Holstein Ancestry (RHA)
	Updated to include TriStar Production Records programs and data collection ratings.
	(PRM = Premier, DLX = Deluxe, CST = Custom)
	Updated stud codes to represent NNNCCNNNNN - two character breed code.
June, 1998	Updated identification numbers to have leading zeros
	Updated Production and/or Protein Reliability to be Yield Reliability
	Updated Date of Birth and Calculation date to be YYYY
July, 1998	Updated calculation dates to be YYYYMM.
February, 1999	Updated Cheese Yield $/Milk Fat $ to Cheese Merit $ and Fluid Merit $.
May, 2000	Updated # of daughters to 6 bytes
	Updated PTA SCS n.nn from sn.nn
	Added NM$, PL and SCS for Sire and Dam.
June, 2000	Updated Cheese Yield $/Milk Fat $ to Cheese Merit $ and Fluid Merit $ from 4 bytes to 5 bytes. Added Crude Protein # to dam's best lactation record.
June, 2001	Updated Sire's and Dam's Net Merit from 4 to 5 bytes.
	Updated animal's # daughters in SCS, PL, Type and linear evaluations from 5 to 6 bytes.
	Updated TriStar production records labels to be *** = Premier, ** = Deluxe, * = Custom
February, 2005	Added  Daughter Pregnancy Rate, Daughter Calving Ease and Dairy Form
August, 2006	Added Rear Teat Placement
August, 2013	Change in reporting Calving Ease traits from xx to xx.x
December, 2014	Added Daughter Stillbirth, Sire Calving Ease and Sire Stillbirth, along with their respective reliabilities. Added Heifer and Cow Conception Rate, Fertility Index (FI), FI reliability, Feed Efficiency and FE reliability for Sire, Dam and Subject Cow.