Format A

DRPC Standard Transfer Format

File Format A -- Herd Record

             
BYTE POS. NUM BYTES FIELD FORMAT DATA TYPE REF NO. REQ DESCRIPTION
1 1 A CH R Format Identifier ( A )
2 1 X CH R Format Version ( 2 )
3-10 8 XX...XX CH R Herd Code
11-15 5 bbbbb CH R Blank field for sorting
16-40 25 AA...AA CH R Producer Name
41-65 25 AA...AA CH R Farm Name
66-90 25 AA...AA CH R First Line of Address
91-115 25 AA...AA CH R Second Line of Address
116-140 25 AA...AA CH R City or Town
141-142 2 AA CH R State Postal Abbreviation
143-153 11 XX...XX CH R Zip Code
154-163 10 XX...XX CH R Telephone Number
164 1 A CH 313 R Privacy Code
165 1 A CH 338 R Records Disclosure Policy
166-167 2 XX CH 28 R Type of Testing Plan
168 1 X CH 107 R Testing Method Code
169-174 6 XXXXXX CH Date Enrolled (yyyymm)
175-176 2 XX CH 16 R Processing Center Code
177-179 3 XXX CH 346 R Milk Laboratory Code
180-182 3 XXX CH 117 R Service Affiliate Number
183-184 2 XX CH 5 R Local Association Number
185-190 6 XXXXXX CH DHI Supervisor or Technician Number
191-198 8 XX...XX CH R Last Date Tested (yyyymmdd)
199 1 X CH 13 R Species Code
200-201 2 AA CH 4 R Breed 1 Code
202 1 A CH 339 Breed 1 Association Program Codes
203-204 2 AA CH 4 R Breed 2 Code
205 1 A CH 339 Breed 2 Association Program Codes
206 1 A CH 341 R Weight reporting code
207-209 3 XXX CH Data collection rating
210-211 2 XX CH Days after breeding for repro check
212-213 2 XX CH Days cows should stand dry
214-215 2 XX CH Days to lead feed
216-218 3 XXX CH Voluntary Waiting Period
Herd Options for the most recent test            
219-220 2 XX CH 103 Milk Recorded Days
221 1 A CH Herd was milked 3X (Y,N)
222 1 X CH 108 Supervision Code
223 1 X CH 127 Num Milkings -- Milk was weighed
224 1 X CH 127 Num Milkings -- Samples taken
225 1 A CH 127 Herd on Fat Testing (Y,N)
226 1 A CH 127 Herd on Protein Testing (Y,N)
227 1 A CH 127 Herd on Casein Testing (Y,N)
228 1 A CH 127 Herd on Lactose Testing (Y,N)
229 1 A CH 127 Herd on SNF Testing (Y,N)
230 1 A CH 127 Herd on MUN Testing (Y,N)
231 1 A CH 127 Herd on SCC Testing (Y,N)