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Breed Code Listing Reference 4. -- Alphabetic breed codes

Dairy Cattle
AY	Ayrshire
BS	Brown Swiss
CN	Canadienne
DL	Dutch Belted
FL	Fleckvieh
GO	Girolando
GU	Guernsey
HO	Holstein
JE	Jersey
JM	Jamaica Hope
KY	Kerry
LD	American Lineback
MD	Milking Devon
MI	Meuse-Rhine-Yssel
MO	Montbeliarde
MS	Milking Shorthorn
NO	Normande
NR	Norwegian Red
RD	Red Dane
RE	European Red Dairy
RP	Red Poll
SM	Simmental/Fleckvieh
SR	Swedish Red & White
WW	Red and White
XD	Crossbreed Dairy
XX	Crossbred Dairy/Beef
blank	Unknown

Dairy Goats
AI	Alpine
CC	Sable
EN	Saanen
EX	Experimental
LN	La Mancha
MN	Miniature goat
ND	Nigerian Dwarf
NU	Nubian
OH	Oberhasli
PY	Pygmy
TO	Toggenburg
UG	Guernsey
XX	Mixed
blank	Unknown

Dairy Sheep
AW	Awassi
AX	Assaf
CU	Lacaune
EF	East Friesian
blank	Unknown

Beef Cattle¹
AE	American Breed
AF	Africander
AK	Ankina
AM	Amerifax
AN	Angus
AR	Red Angus
AW	Ankolewatusi
BA	Barzone
BB	Belgian Blue
BD	Blonde d Aquitaine
BE	Beefalo
BF	Beef Friesian
BG	Belted Galloway
BI	Brahmousin
BL	Braler
BM	Beefmaster
BN	Brangus
BO	Braford
BQ	Buelingo
BR	Brahman
BU	Braunvieh
BW	British White
CA	Chianina
CB	Charbray
CG	Chiangus
CH	Charolais
CM	Chi-Maine
DE	Devon
DR	Dexter
DS	South Devon
ER	Eringer
FA	Flamand
FC	Florida Cracker
FR	Fribourg
GA	Galloway
GE	Gelbray
GI	Grauvieh
GR	Gronninger
GV	Gelbvieh
GY	Gyr
GZ	Guzerat
HB	Hereford (Black)
HC	Hays Converter
HH	Hereford (Horned)
HP	Hereford (Polled)
HY	Hybrid (Alberta)
IB	Indu Brazil
IS	Shorthorn (Illawara)
KB	Kobe (Wagyu)
LM	Limousin
LO	Lowline (Loala)
LR	Lincoln Red
LU	Luing
MA	Maine-Anjou
MC	Mexican Corriente
ME	Maremmana
MG	Murray Grey
MH	Mashona
ML	Mandalong Special
MR	Marchigiana
MU	Murrah
NE	Nellore
NS	Bonsmara
PA	Parthenaise
PI	Piedmontese
PZ	Pinzgauer
RA	Ranger
RB	Red Brangus
RN	Romagnola
RO	Rotbunte
RR	Red Brahman
RS	Romosinuano
RW	Danish Red & White
SA	Salers
SB	Brown Swiss
SE	Senepol
SG	Santa Gertrudis
SH	Highland (Scotch)
SI	Simbrah
SP	Shorthorn (Polled)
SS	Shorthorn (Beef Scotch)
SW	Sahiwal
SX	Sussex
TA	Tarentaise
TB	Tabapua
TI	Tuli
TL	Texas Longhorn
TN	Taurindicus
WB	Welsh Black
WF	West Flemish Red
WP	White Park
XB	Crossbreed Beef
XT	Crossbreeds (Twinner)
blank	Unknown

¹ These breed codes are only applicable for the Service Sire identification fields in Format 5