Format305 for control files for the TrendTest software
The file305_POPBRD files are prepared by ITBC early in a test run and distributed to the NGECs that need to perform conventional validation for at least one trait in a given population (POP) and breed of evaluation (BRD).
Col |
Name |
Format |
Description |
1 |
tgrp |
char |
Trait group code (prod/conf/uder/long/calv/fert/work) |
2 |
trt |
char |
Trait code (seehere) |
3 |
evaldate |
int |
National evaluation date (yyyymmdd; from param file uploaded to IDEA) |
4 |
herit |
float |
Heritability (from param file uploaded to IDEA) |
5 |
siresd |
float |
Sire SD estimated at ITBC in current test run |
6 |
merit |
char |
Genetic merit definition (B+/B-/T+/T-) |
7 |
type2x |
char |
Whether foreign bulls (with type of proof 21 or 22) should be included (Y/N) |
8 |
min_hrd |
int |
Minimum herds to include a bull |
9 |
min_dgh |
int |
Minimum daughters to include a bull |
10 |
byr1 |
int |
First birth year to include for method 1 (1986 for HOL, 1981 for others) |
11 |
miny |
int |
First birth year to include for method 3 |
12 |
maxy |
int |
Last birth year to include for method 3 |
13 |
corr |
int |
Correlation between new and old evaluations for method 3 (R=0.99) |
14 |
preval |
char |
Date of previous validation (yy-mon) for traits last validated more than two years ago |
15 |
chg |
char |
Change code (Y/N): whether validation is required because population is included for first time or because large changes where introduced in national evaluations for this trait |
Notes
- BRD: breed of evaluation (BSW/GUE/HOL/JER/RDC/SIM)
POP: population code (see here)
- there is a header line which will be skipped by the software
- there is an extra space between all fields to allow the file to be easily parsed without needing to specify fixed column positions
Sample data records
#grp trt evaldate herit siresd gm x mh md byr1 miny maxy corr preval chg prod mil 20120101 0.2800 543.07922 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.98 ------ N prod fat 20120101 0.2800 21.49578 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.98 ------ N prod pro 20120101 0.2800 15.76838 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.98 ------ N uder scs 20120101 0.1750 11.52474 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.98 ------ Y conf sta 20120101 0.4500 0.95646 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.99 99-may N conf usu 20120101 0.2100 0.90437 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.99 99-may N conf loc 20120101 0.1200 1.00971 B+ N 10 20 1986 1998 2002 0.99 99-may N