INPUT FILE FOR TYPE SYSTEM

Field	Position	Comments (Holstein)	Comments (Colour_breeds)
cowreg	1-16	Cow’s reg number BBCCCSNNNNNNNNNN
bdate	17-24	Birthdate YYYYMMDD
idated	25-32	Inspection (classification date) date YYYMMDD
cdated	33-40	Calving date YYYYMMDD
sirereg	41-56	Sire’s reg number
damreg	57-72	Dam’s reg number
prov	73-74	Province
herd	75-81	Herd code
round	82-84	Classification round number
clf	85-87	Classifier ID code
systag	88-89	Tag
first_l	90	First lactation flag
reclass	91	Reclassification flag
age	92-94	Age at classification in months
stage	95-96	Stage of lactation at classification
t1	97-99	Conformation	=
t2	100-102	Dairy character	=
t3	103-105	Frame/capacity	Body capacity
t4	106-108	Rump	=
t5	109-111	Feet & legs	=
t6	112-114	Fore udder	=
t7	115-117	Rear udder	=
t8	118-120	Mammary system	=
t9	121-123	Size	=
t10	124-126	Stature	=
t11	127-129	Front end	Style
t12	130-132	EMPTY	Head
t13	133-135	Chest width	=
t14	136-138	Body depth	EMPTY
t15	139-141	Loin strength	=
t16	142-144	Pin width	Thurl width
t17	145-147	Pin setting	=
t18	148-150	Rump angle	=
t19	151-153	Bone quality	=
t20	154-156	Foot angle	=
t21	157-159	Heel depth	EMPTY
t22	160-162	Set of rear legs	=
t23	163-165	Rear legs side view	=
t24	166-168	Rear legs rear view	EMPTY
t25	169-171	Udder depth	=
t26	172-174	Udder texture	=
t27	175-177	Median suspensory	=
t28	178-180	Fore attachment	=
t29	181-183	Fore teat placement	=
t30	184-186	Fore teat length	EMPTY
t31	187-189	Rear attach height	=
t32	190-192	Rear attach width	=
t33	193-195	Rear teat placement	=
t34	196-198	Dairy form	General appearance
t35	199-201	Claw uniformity	EMPTY
t36	202-204	EMPTY	EMPTY
d1-d65 (1.)	205-269	Defects 0=not, 1=moderate, 2=severe

Not all defects are used.