NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 89

GU – Guernsey

SEX:

Type Text Length 1
Code indicating sex of animal

• M Bull, male
• F Heifer, cow, female
• S Steer, male-castrate
• P Spay, female-castrate
• V Vasectomised bull
• T Freemartin
• U Unknown

DATE OF BIRTH:

Type Numeric Length 6
Date on which the animal was born. Format YYMMDD.

DATE OF BIRTH ESTIMATED INDICATOR:

Type Numeric Length 1
Code showing status of date of birth

• 0 No date recorded
• 1 Actual
• 2 Estimated by farmer
• 3 Estimated on age and calving date of this animal

SIRE OFFICIAL INDIATOR:

Type Text Length 1
Code showing extent to which it has been possible to confirm the sire of the animal. Values 7, 8 and 9 indicate official acceptance of the sire. The sire validation section of the Database system checks recorded matings against the calving date and dam recorded for each calf, and subsequently records a code indicating the validation status of the sire of the calf.

Only codes 5, 6, 7 and 8 may be entered. All other codes are internally generated. Where no matings are recorded prior to the birth of the calf, only codes 5 or 6 may be entered.

• 0 No mating dates recorded
• 1 Check to mating dates indicates 2 or more possible sires
• 2 Check to mating dates indicates none of those recorded is likely to give birth date
• 4 Abnormal calving prevents check on mating dates
• 5 Manually checked, not 100 percent official
• 6 Details checked and sire cannot be confirmed
• 7 Blood type indicates that sire is possible
• 8 Evidence from field indicates that sire is possible
• 9 Check to mating date indicates that sire is possible

COW TEST NUMBER:

Type Numeric Length 5
Number which is branded on animal or in ear tag.
This must be associated with a location and herd number to identify the herd in which this number is used, and with a start date to indicate the date from which this number applied to this animal. Where the number is no longer current for this animal, an end date must be recorded.

START DATE:

Type Numeric Length 6
Date on which this animal was given this test number.
Format YYMMDD.

END DATE:

Type Numeric Length 6
Date on which this animal ceased to be numbered with this test number. Format YYMMDD.

FATE:

Type Text Length 1
The code recorded for all animals leaving the herd, indicating the major factor causing the animal to leave.

• Blank Current at location
• D Died
• S Moved with change of owner
• C Culled

CAUSE OF FATE:

Type Text Length 2
The code indicating the reason for the fate causing the animal to leave the herd.

• AB Abortion
• BL Bloat
• BR Brucellosis
• CT Calving trouble
• DU Died—cause unknown
• FE Eczema
• FT Feet problems
• FV Failed veterinary examination
• GS Grass staggers
• HB Heritable defect in bull
• HD Heritable defect in dam
• HI Humane reasons—injury
• HP Heritable defect in progeny
• HS Humane reasons—sickness
• IN Injured
• LG Leg problems
• LP Low production
• LS Leptospirosis
• MA Mastitis
• MF Milk fever
• MT Empty
• NS Non-server
• OA Old age
• PB Physical defect in bull
• PP Physical defect in progeny
• PR AB proof not up to standard
• SI Sickness
• SP Sire’s proof below standard
• SQ Semen quality
• SR Surplus to requirements
• TB Tuberculosis
• TC TOP—conformation
• TE Unsuitable temperament
• TM TOP—management
• TY Unsuitable type
• UD Udder breakdown

BREED:

Type Text Length 3
Breed code of this portion of the animal’s breed

• AKW Ankole Watusi
• ANG Angus
• RAN Angus—red
• AYR Ayrshire
• BFM Beefmaster
• BGB Belgian Blue
• BLO Blonde d’Aquitaine
• BRF Brangus
• BRH Brahman
• BRN Brangus