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.dat file format carcase

Description

Type

Size

Start

Range/format

Missing Value

ABRI Item

Record Type

Alpha

1

1

Always D

**

Rec-type

Herd (of measure)

Alpha

7

2

 

**

Herd

Animal Ident

Alpha

19

9

 

**

ident

Abattoir Establishment Number

Alpha

6

28

Jan-99

Blank

Aqis-num

Slaughter Date

Date

8

34

ddmmccyy

Blank=0

Slghter-date

Kill Group

Alpha

3

42

0-9 A-Z

Blank

Kill-grp

Effective Electrical Stimulation

Alpha

1

45

N, L, H

Blank

Carc-ees

Works Body No (abattoir)

Alpha

4

46

Jan-99

Blank

Works-body

Dentition – permanent incisors

Alpha

1

40

0-8

Blank

Incisors

Dentition Category

Alpha

3

51

A-Z

Blank

Dent-cat

Bruising – left side

Alpha

1

54

1-Sep

Blank

Bruise-left

Bruising – right side

Alpha

1

55

1-Sep

Blank

Bruise-right

Hot Std carcase wt kgs (tenths)

Num

5

56

500-5000

Blank=0

Hot-std-wt

Hot P8 Fat (mm)

Alpha

3

61

0-55

Blank

Hot-p8-fat

Hot P8 site damage flag

Alpha

1

64

A-Z

Blank

Hot-p8-flag

Butt profile / muscle score

Alpha

2

65

A+ to E-

Blank

Butt-shape

Cents per kilo (Hot wt)

Num

4

67

10-800

Blank=0

Cents-kilo

Chiller quarter site

Alpha

2

71

6 10 12

Blank

Quarter-site

Chiller marble score (tenths)

Alpha

3

73

0-120

Blank

Chill-marble

Chiller marble score flag

Alpha

1

76

A-Z

Blank

Chill-marble-flag

Chiller meat colour

Alpha

2

77

1A 1B 1C 2-Sep

Blank

Chill-meat-col

Chiller fat colour

Alpha

2

79

0-12

Blank

Chill-fat-col

Chiller meat texture

Alpha

1

81

1-Mar

Blank

Chill-texture

Chiller rib fat depth (mm)

Alpha

3

82

0-50

Blank

Chill-rib-fat

Chiller rib fat damage flag

Alpha

1

85

A-Z

Blank

Chill-rib-flag

Chiller EMA (sq cms)

Alpha

3

86

10-120

Blank=0

Chill-ema

Chill Intramuscular Fat % (tenths)

Num

3

89

1-300

Blank=0

chill-im-fat

Chill IM Fat Description Code

Alpha

1

92

A-Z

Blank

Equip-fat

Chiller pH (tenths)

Num

2

93

45-80

Blank=0

Chill-ph

Tenderness (shear force kg) (tenths)

Num

3

95

1-200

Blank=0

Shear-force

Retail Yield % (tenths)

Num

3

98

400-800

Blank=0

Retail-yield

Yield % Description Code

Alpha

1

101

A-Z

Blank

Equip-yield

Yield kg (tenths) (eg bone out)

Num

5

102

500-5000

Blank=0

Carc-yield-kg

Yield kg Description Flag

Alpha

1

107

A,E

Blank

Carc-yield-flag

Market Description

Alpha

1

108

D, J, K

Blank

Market-desc

Trim Description Flag

Alpha

1

108

0, 2, 6, 9

Blank

Trim-desc

Chiller USDA Grade

Alpha

3

110

 

Blank

Chill-grade

Chiller USDA KPH % (tenths)

Num

3

113

May-50

Blank=0

Chill-kph

Total Record Length

 

 

186