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CATTLE DESCRIPTORS

MASTER RECORD

1. Breed name
[Use name in Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds. Types and Varieties, if the breed is given in the dictionary.]
2. Breed name synonyms
3. Strains (within breed)
4. General information and breed description
  4.1 Country and population data
    4.1.1 [country name 1] [Give date of census or estimate]
      4.1.1.1 population size
      4.1.1.2 census data [Categories 4.1.1.2 to 4.1.1.4 are for indicating by "Y" the type of population data.]
      4.1.1.3 estimated value
      4.1.1.4 unspecified
      4.1.1.5 annual population trend +%;-%; unknown
      4.1.1.6 herd sizes
          government farm
            mean
            range
distribution 1-10 animals %
            11-50
            51-100
            101-200
            >200
          commercial farm
            mean
            range
            distribution 1-10 animals  %
            11-50
            51-100
            101-200
            >2 00
          village farm
            mean
            range
            distribution 1-10 animals %
            11-50
            51-100
            101-200
            >200
          communally owned herds
            mean 
            range
            distribution 1-10 animals %
            11-50
            51-100
            >200
      4.1.1.7 origin of breed indigenous exotic
    4.1.2 [country name 2]
    4.1.n [country name n]
  4.2 Use
    4.2.1 milk
    4.2.2 meat [For multipurpose breeds, rank usages in order of importance, 1 to n; give same (specify) ranks to traits of equal importance.
    4.2.3 draught
    4.2.4  other
  4.3. Hair characters
    4.3.1 length
        medium (1-2 cm)
        long (>2 cm)
    4.3.2 sheen
        glossy
        dull
    4.3.3 curl
        curly
        straight
  4.4 Colour
[Fill in fixed format fields, or write description in the free format description field, or do both.]
    4.4.1 body coat (hair)
      4.4.1.1 colour 1 [name]
          % of surface area [range of values permissible]
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.1.2 colour 2
          % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.1.3 colour 3 % % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.1.4 colour 4 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
    4.4.2 body skin
      4.4.2.1 colour 1 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.2.2 colour 2 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
    4.4.3 muzzle
      4.4.3.1 colour 1 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.3.2

colour 2

% of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.3.3 colour 3 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.3.4 colour 4 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
    4.4.4 eyelids
      4.4.4.1 colour 1 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.4.2 colour 2 % of surface area
            males
            females
           

sexes not separated

    4.4.5 hoof
      4.4.5.1 colour 1 % of surface area
            males
            females
            sexes not separated
      4.4.5.2 colour 2

% of surface area

            males
            females
            sexes not separated
    4.4.6 horns
        males
          black
          brown
          white
          other (specify)
        females
          black
          brown
          white
          other (specify)
        sexes not specified
          black
          brown
          white
          other (specify)
    4.4.7 specific patterns
[describe, e.g. coloursided, white socks, etc.]
  4.5 head
    4.5.1 profile
        ultra-convex
        convex
        concave
        straight
    4.5.2 horns
      4.5.2.1 presence or absence
          males
            horned
            polled
          females
            horned
            polled
      4.5.2.2 size at maturity [length of one horn]
          males
            short (<40 cm)
            medium (4l-100 cm)
            long (>100 cm)
          females
            short (<40 cm)
            medium (4l-100 cm) 
            long (>100 cm)
      4.5.2.3 shape
          males
            straight
            curved
          females
            straight
            curved
      4.5.2.4 orientation males
            lateral pointing tips
            inward pointing tips
            upward pointing tips
            downward pointing tips
            forward pointing tips
            backward pointing tips
          females
            lateral pointing tips
            inward pointing tips
            upward pointing tips
            downward pointing tips
            forward pointing tips
            backward pointing tips
      4.5.2.5 attachment in adults
          loose horns
            % of males
            % of females
    4.5.3 ears
      4.5.3.1 orientation
          horizontal
          drooping
      4.5.3.2 length
          <15 cm 16-30 cm >
          30 cm
  4.6 Body
    4.6.1 hump
        males
          large
          medium
          small
          absent
        female
          large
          medium
         

small

          absent
    4.6.2 croup
        horizontal
        sloping
    4.6.3 dewlap
        males
          large
          medium
          small
          absent
        females
          large
          medium
          small
          absent
    4.6.4 navel flap
       

males

large
          medium
          small
          absent
        females
          large
          medium
          small
          absent
    4.6.5 penis sheath flap
        large
        medium
        small
        absent
    4.7 Basic temperament
        males
          docile
          moderately tractable
          wild
        females
          docile
          moderately tractable
          wild
    4.8 Drought tolerance
        [Allocate grades 1-5; l=hlgh]
    4.9 Heat tolerance
        [Allocate grades 1-5; l=high]
    4.10 Resistance to diseases and parasites
        [Free format field; write word description]
    4.11 Conservation status
      4.11.1 endangered
      4.11.2 vulnerable
      4.11.3 rare
      4.11.4 indeterminate
      4.11.5 out of danger
      4.11.6 insufficiently known
      4.11.7 not at risk (none of the above)
      The first six of these categories are used by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Their definitions, slightly amended, are as follows.
     

Endangered : Breeds in danger of extinction, and whose survivalis unlikely if the causal factors continue operating.

      Vulnerable: Breeds likely to move into the Endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating
      Rare: Breeds with small populations that are not at present Endangered or Vulnerable, but are at risk.
      Indeterminate: Breeds known to be Endangered. Rare or Vulnerable, but where there is not enough information to say which of the three categories is appropriate.
      Out of Danger: Breeds formerly included in one of the above categories, but which are now considered relatively secure because effective conservation measures have been taken or the previous threat to their survival has been removed.
      Insufficiently Known: Breeds that are suspected but not definitely known to belong to any of the above categories, because of lack of information.
    4.12 Free format breed description field
[A description of breed characters may be entered here instead of the fixed fields of sections 4.3 to 4.9, or material may be added to supplement the fixed fields.]
5. Master record prepared by:
  5.1 Name:
  5.2 Title: [Dr, Mr. Miss, etc.]
  5.3 Address:
  5.4 Affiliation: [Organisation, Company, Consultant, etc.]
  5.5 Date of preparation:
6. Master record updating or editing
  6.1 First amendment by:
    6.1.1 Name:
    6.1.2 Title:
    6.1.3 Address:
    6.1.4 Affiliation:
    6.1.5. Date of amendment:
    6.n  Nth amendment by:
      6.n.1 Name:
      6.n.2 Title:
      6.n.3 Address:
      6. n. 4  Affiliation:
      6.n.5 Date of amendment

SLAVE:RECORD

1. Breed name of MASTER record
2. Breed/crossbred type of SLAVE record
[Give exact composition if possible, e.g. 75% Brown Swiss-25% Sahiwal.]
3. Strain (or distinct within-breed type)
4. Period of data
    year month day [e.g. 1982:05:14]
  From
  To
5. Data form prepared by:
  5.1   Name:
  5.2 Title : [Dr, Mr, Miss, etc.]
  5.3  Address:
  5.4 Affiliation: [Organisation, Company, Consultant, etc,]
  5.5 Date of preparation:
6. Bibliographical reference of source document
[pointer to the reference stored in the bibliographical file]
7. Data type and analysis
  7.1 Data
    7.1.1 unadjusted data
    7.1.2 data adjusted for environmental or other factors*
    7.1.3  survey data
*[adjusted by the author of the original paper or document]
  7.2 Treatment of data
    7.2.1 descriptive
    7.2.2  analytical
    7.2.3 none
8. Reliability code
[Grade data subjectively on a scale of 1 to 5: l=highly reliable, 5=low reliability.]
9.

Country [in which data were recorded or experiment carried out, etc.]

  9.1 country subdivision(s) [province, county, district, etc]
10. Terrestrial environment
  10.1 Tropical rainforest
  10.2  Tropical deciduous forest
  10.3  Tropical scrub forest
  10.4 Tropical savannah
  10.5  Desert
  10.6  Mediterranean woodland and scrub
  10.7  Middle latitude grassland
    10.7.1  highland grass
    10.7.2 moorland
    10.7.3 marshland
  10.8 Middle latitude deciduous forest
  10.9 Coniferous forest
  10.10  Tundra
  10.11 Free format terrestrial environment field
[Include information on problems associated with vegetation, e.g. toxic plants] 
11. Elevation and topography
  11.1 Elevation
      mean
      range
  11.2 Topography
[Free format field. The description should include the following items, when information on them is available: roughness of terrain; slope; nature of surface (rocky, sandy, stony, etc.); surface drainage (poor, seasonally wet, well drained, etc.)
12. Climate
  12.1 Rainfall (mm)
    12.1.1 annual precipitation
      mean
      range  
    12.1.2 seasonality
      12.1.2.1 non-seasonal
      12.1.2.2 seasonal
[input as, e.g. 05-07, meaning May to July
    12.1.3 free format rainfall data
  12.2  Temperature (degrees C)
    12.2.1 average annual temperature
        mean of several years
        range of several years
    12.2.2  maximum temperature in year
        mean maximum of several years
        range of several years
        month(s) of maximum temperature
    12.2.3  minimum temperature in year
        mean minimum of several years
        range of several years
         month(s) of minimum temperature
    12.2.4 free format temperature data
  12.3  Relative humidity (RH)
    12.3.1  average annual RH
        mean of several years
        range of several years
    12.3.2   maximum RH in year
        mean maximum of several years
        range of several years
        month(s) of maximum RH
    12.3.3  minimum RH in year
        mean minimum of several years
        range of several years
        month(s) of maximum RH
    12.3.4. free format RH data
13. Socio-management system
  13.1 Static domicile
    13.1.1 extensive management
      13.1.1.1 peasant agriculture
      13.1.1.2  commercial ranching
    13.1.2 village agriculture (smallholdings)
    13.1.3 intensive management
      13.1.3.1 grassland or forage based
      13.1.3.2 arable associated
  13.2 Transhumance
  13.3 Nomadism
      [See Glossary for definitions.]
  13.4 Free format field for socio-management system
14.  Type of farm
  14.1 Peasant agriculture
  14.2 Breeding centre
  14.3 Commercial production unit
  14.4 Experiment station
  14.5 Field experiment
  14.6 Multiplication unit
  14.7 Other (specify)
  14.8 Free format field for farm type
15. Degree of management supervision
  15.1 Advisory services
  15.2 Resident professional supervision
  15.3 Supervision by scientific staff of investigation project
  15.4 None
16. Mating method
  16.1 Uncontrolled, non-seasonal, natural mating
  16.2 Uncontrolled, seasonal, natural mating (multiple sire)
  16.3 Uncontrolled, seasonal, natural mating (1 sire per herd)
  16.4  Hand mating
  16.5 AI in part of herd
      fresh semen
      frozen semen
     

fresh and frozen semen

  16.6 AI, plus natural mating for cows returning to service
      fresh semen
      frozen semen
      fresh and frozen semen
  16.7 AI only
      fresh semen
     

frozen semen

      fresh and frozen semen
  16.8 Other (specify)
17. Herd size
  17.1 Number of breeding females
      mean
      range
  17.2

Number of replacement females (weaning to transfer intobreeding herd)

      mean
      range
  17.3  Number of stud males
     

mean

     

range

  17.4 Number of bulls not used for breeding
      mean
      range
  17.5   Number of steers
      mean
      range
  17.6 Number of calves
      mean
      range
18. Nutrition
  18.1 Grazing
    18.1.1 method
      18.1.1.1 zero grazed
      18.1.1.2 herded
      18.1.1.3 tethered
      18.1.1.4 fenced
      18.1.1.5 strip grazed
      18.1.1.6 other (specify)
    18.1.2 pasture classification
      18.1.2.1 unimproved
      18.1.2.2 improved
    18.1.3  water supply of pasture
      18.1.3.1 rainfed
      18.1.3.2 irrigated
    18.1.4 dominant grass species
      18.1.4.1 species 1 [give botanical name]
         

% of sward

      18.1.4.2  species 2
          % of sward
      l8.1.4.n species n
          % of sward
    18.1.5 legume species
      18.1.5.1   species 1
          % of sward
      18.1.5.2 species 2
          % of sward
      18.l.5.n

species n

          % of sward
  18.2 Fodder crops
    18.2.1 cut green fodder
    18.2.2 hay
    18.2.3 silage
    18.2.4 other (specify)
    18.2.5 free format field for amounts fed
  18.3 Concentrates
    18.3.1 ingredients
      18.3.1.1 ingredient 1 [name]
          % of concentrate diet
      18.3.1.2  ingredient 2
          % of concentrate diet
      l8.3.1.n ingredient n
          % of concentrate diet
    18.3.2 free format field for amounts of concentrates fed
[For 18.2.5 and 18.3.2. as a minimum entry specify whether feeding is ad-lib. or not ad-lib.] 
  18.4  Water
    l8.4.l sufficient to meet requirements
    18.4.2 supply inadequate
[Specify months in which supply is inadequate. e.g. 03 to 05.]
  18.5 Minerals
    18.5.1 supply adequate