Country Codes and Breed Codes

The country code and breed code are critical for accurate animal identification and data flow. 

The U.S. has two official country codes: 840 and USA. The 840 code is given to animals wearing an identification device known as RFID. See ICAR for approved identification devices.

Country code ‘USA’ is allocated to animals that do not wear an RFID.

Both codes indicate the U.S. as country of origin; however the codes are not interchangeable.

Official lists of breed and country codes are referenced here. There can be differences, based on source of the ID and depending on use for international or domestic (U.S.) trade.

Country Codes

NAAB and CDCB Country Codes

CountryAbbr.RFID
AFGHANISTANAFG4
ALBANIAALB8
ALGERIADZA12
AMERICAN SAMOAASM16
ANDORRAAND20
ANGOLAAGO24
ANGUILLAAIA660
ANTARCTICAATA10
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAATG28
ARGENTINAARG32
ARMENIAARM51
ARUBAABW533
AUSTRALIAAUS36
AUSTRIAAUT40
AZERBAIJANAZE31
BAHAMASBHS44
BAHRAINBHR48
BANGLADESHBGD50
BARBADOSBRB52
BELARUSBLR112
BELGIUMBEL56
BELIZEBLZ84
BENINBEN204
BERMUDABMU60
BHUTANBTN64
BOLIVIABOL68
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINABIH70
BOTSWANABWA72
BOUVET ISLANDBVT74
BRAZILBRA76
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORYIOT86
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMBRN96
BULGARIABGR100
BURKINA FASOBFA854
BURUNDIBDI108
CAMBODIAKHM116
CAMEROONCMR120
CANADACAN124
CAPE VERDECPV132
CAYMAN ISLANDSCYM136
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCAF140
CHADTCD148
CHILECHL152
CHINACHN156
CHRISTMAS ISLANDCXR162
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDSCCK166
COLOMBIACOL170
COMOROSCOM174
CONGOCOD180
CONGO, People's Republic ofCOG178
COOK ISLANDSCOK184
COSTA RICACRI188
COTE D'IVOIRECIV384
CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska)HRV191
CUBACUB192
CYPRUSCYP196
CZECH REPUBLICCZE203
Croatia (obsolete)CRO
Czech Rep. (obsolete)CSK
DENMARKDNK208
DJIBOUTIDJI262
DOMINICADMA212
DOMINICAN REPUBLICDOM214
EAST TIMORTLS626
ECUADORECU218
EGYPTEGY818
EL SALVADORSLV222
EQUATORIAL GUINEAGNQ226
ERITREAERI232
ESTONIAEST233
ETHIOPIAETH231
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)FLK238
FAROE ISLANDSFRO234
FIJIFJI242
FINLANDFIN246
FRANCEFRA250
FRANCE, METROPOLITANFXX249
FRENCH GUIANAGUF254
FRENCH POLYNESIAPYF258
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIESATF260
GABONGAB266
GAMBIAGMB270
GEORGIAGEO268
GERMANYDEU276
GHANAGHA288
GIBRALTARGIB292
GREECEGRC300
GREENLANDGRL304
GRENADAGRD308
GUADELOUPEGLP312
GUAMGUM316
GUATEMALAGTM320
GUINEAGIN324
GUINEA-BISSAUGNB624
GUYANAGUY328
HAITIHTI332
HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDSHMD334
HONDURASHND340
HONG KONGHKG344
HUNGARYHUN348
ICELANDISL352
INDIAIND356
INDONESIAIDN360
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)IRN364
IRAQIRQ368
IRELANDIRL372
ISRAELISR376
ITALYITA380
Isle of JERSEYJEY832
Isle of Jersey (obsolete)*IJE
JAMAICAJAM388
JAPANJPN392
JORDANJOR400
KAZAKHSTANKAZ398
KENYAKEN404
KIRIBATIKIR296
KOREA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFPRK408
KOREA, REPUBLIC OFKOR410
KUWAITKWT414
KYRGYZSTANKGZ417
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICLAO418
LATVIALVA428
LEBANONLBN422
LESOTHOLSO426
LIBERIALBR430
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYALBY434
LIECHTENSTEINLIE438
LITHUANIALTU440
LUXEMBOURGLUX442
MACAUMAC446
MACEDONIAMKD807
MADAGASCARMDG450
MALAWIMWI454
MALAYSIAMYS458
MALDIVESMDV462
MALIMLI466
MALTAMLT470
MARSHALL ISLANDSMHL584
MARTINIQUEMTQ474
MAURITANIAMRT478
MAURITIUSMUS480
MAYOTTEMYT175
MEXICOMEX484
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OFFSM583
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OFMDA498
MONACOMCO492
MONGOLIAMNG496
MONTSERRATMSR500
MOROCCOMAR504
MOZAMBIQUEMOZ508
MYANMARMMR104
NAMIBIANAM516
NAURUNRU520
NEPALNPL524
NETHERLANDSNLD528
NETHERLANDS ANTILLESANT530
NEW CALEDONIANCL540
NEW ZEALANDNZL554
NICARAGUANIC558
NIGERNER562
NIGERIANGA566
NIUENIU570
NORFOLK ISLANDNFK574
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSMNP580
NORWAYNOR578
OMANOMN512
PAKISTANPAK586
PALAUPLW585
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OccupiedPSE275
PANAMAPAN591
PAPUA NEW GUINEAPNG598
PARAGUAYPRY600
PERUPER604
PHILIPPINESPHL608
PITCAIRNPCN612
POLANDPOL616
PORTUGALPRT620
PUERTO RICOPRI630
QATARQAT634
REUNIONREU638
ROMANIAROU642
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRUS643
RWANDARWA646
Romania (obsolete)ROM
SAINT KITTS AND NEVISKNA659
SAINT LUCIALCA662
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESVCT670
SAMOAWSM882
SAN MARINOSMR674
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESTP678
SAUDI ARABIASAU682
SENEGALSEN686
SEYCHELLESSYC690
SIERRA LEONESLE694
SINGAPORESGP702
SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic)SVK703
SLOVENIASVN705
SOLOMON ISLANDSSLB90
SOMALIASOM706
SOUTH AFRICAZAF710
S.GEORGIA AND S.SANDWICH ISLANDSSGS239
SPAINESP724
SRI LANKALKA144
ST. HELENASHN654
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELONSPM666
SUDANSDN736
SURINAMESUR740
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDSSJM744
SWAZILANDSWZ748
SWEDENSWE752
SWITZERLANDCHE756
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICSYR760
Slovenia (obsolete)SLO
TAIWANTWN158
TAJIKISTANTJK762
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OFTZA834
THAILANDTHA764
TOGOTGO768
TOKELAUTKL772
TONGATON776
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOTTO780
TUNISIATUN788
TURKEYTUR792
TURKMENISTANTKM795
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSTCA796
TUVALUTUV798
UGANDAUGA800
UKRAINEUKR804
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESARE784
UNITED KINGDOMGBR826
UNITED STATESUSA840
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDSUMI581
URUGUAYURY858
UZBEKISTANUZB860
VANUATUVUT548
VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)VAT336
VENEZUELAVEN862
VIET NAMVNM704
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)VGB92
VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)VIR850
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDSWLF876
WESTERN SAHARAESH732
YEMENYEM887
YUGOSLAVIAYUG891
ZAMBIAZMB894
ZIMBABWEZWE716

ICAR Country Codes

CountryA2A3Number
AALAND ISLANDSAXALA248
AFGHANISTANAFAFG004
ALBANIAALALB008
ALGERIADZDZA012
AMERICAN SAMOAASASM016
ANDORRAADAND020
ANGOLAAOAGO024
ANGUILLAAIAIA660
ANTARCTICAAQATA010
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAGATG028
ARGENTINAARARG032
ARMENIAAMARM051
ARUBAAWABW533
AUSTRALIAAUAUS036
AUSTRIAATAUT040
AZERBAIJANAZAZE031
BAHAMASBSBHS044
BAHRAINBHBHR048
BANGLADESHBDBGD048
BARBADOSBBBRB052
BELARUSBYBLR112
BELGIUMBEBEL056
BELIZEBZBLZ084
BENINBJBEN204
BERMUDABMBMU060
BHUTANBTBTN064
BOLIVIABOBOL068
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINABABIH070
BOTSWANABWBWA072
BOUVET ISLANDBVBVT074
BRAZILBRBRA076
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORYIOIOT086
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMBNBRN096
BULGARIABGBGR100
BURKINA FASOBFBFA854
BURUNDIBIBDI108
CAMBODIAKHKHM116
CAMEROONCMCMR120
CANADACACAN124
CAPE VERDECVCPV132
CAYMAN ISLANDSKYCYM136
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCFCAF140
CHADTDTCD148
CHILECLCHL152
CHINACNCHN156
CHRISTMAS ISLANDCXCXR162
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDSCCCCK166
COLOMBIACOCOL170
COMOROSKMCOM174
CONGO, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire)CDCOD180
CONGO, Republic of CGCOG178
COOK ISLANDSCKCOK184
COSTA RICACRCRI188
COTE D'IVOIRECICIV384
CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska)HRHRV191
CUBACUCUB192
CYPRUSCYCYP196
CZECH REPUBLICCZCZE203
DENMARKDKDNK208
DJIBOUTIDJDJI262
DOMINICADMDMA212
DOMINICAN REPUBLICDODOM214
ECUADORECECU218
EGYPTEGEGY818
EL SALVADORSVSLV222
EQUATORIAL GUINEAGQGNQ226
ERITREAERERI232
ESTONIAEEEST233
ETHIOPIAETETH231
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)FKFLK238
FAROE ISLANDSFOFRO234
FIJIFJFJI242
FINLANDFIFIN246
FRANCEFRFRA250
FRENCH GUIANAGFGUF254
FRENCH POLYNESIAPFPYF258
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIESTFATF260
GABONGAGAB266
GAMBIAGMGMB270
GEORGIAGEGEO268
GERMANYDEDEU276
GHANAGHGHA288
GIBRALTARGIGIB292
GREECEGRGRC300
GREENLANDGLGRL304
GRENADAGDGRD308
GUADELOUPEGPGLP312
GUAMGUGUM316
GUATEMALAGTGTM320
GUINEAGNGIN324
GUINEA-BISSAUGWGNB624
GUYANAGYGUY328
HAITIHTHTI332
HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDSHMHMD334
HONDURASHNHND340
HONG KONGHKHKG344
HUNGARYHUHUN348
ICELANDISISL352
INDIAININD356
INDONESIAIDIDN360
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)IRIRN364
IRAQIQIRQ368
IRELANDIEIRL372
ISRAELILISR376
ITALYITITA380
JAMAICAJMJAM388
JAPANJPJPN392
JORDANJOJOR400
KAZAKHSTANKZKAZ398
KENYAKEKEN404
KIRIBATIKIKIR296
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFKPPRK408
KOREA, REPUBLIC OFKRKOR410
KUWAITKWKWT414
KYRGYZSTANKGKGZ417
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICLALAO418
LATVIALVLVA428
LEBANONLBLBN422
LESOTHOLSLSO426
LIBERIALRLBR430
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYALYLBY434
LIECHTENSTEINLILIE438
LITHUANIALTLTU440
LUXEMBOURGLULUX442
MACAUMOMAC446
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMKMKD807
MADAGASCARMGMDG450
MALAWIMWMWI454
MALAYSIAMYMYS458
MALDIVESMVMDV462
MALIMLMLI466
MALTAMTMLT470
MARSHALL ISLANDSMHMHL584
MARTINIQUEMQMTQ474
MAURITANIAMRMRT478
MAURITIUSMUMUS480
MAYOTTEYTMYT175
MEXICOMXMEX484
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OFFMFSM583
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MDMDA498
MONACOMCMCO492
MONGOLIAMNMNG496
MONTSERRATMSMSR500
MOROCCOMAMAR504
MOZAMBIQUEMZMOZ508
MYANMARMMMMR104
NAMIBIANANAM516
NAURUNRNRU520
NEPALNPNPL524
NETHERLANDSNLNLD528
NETHERLANDS ANTILLESANANT530
NEW CALEDONIANCNCL540
NEW ZEALANDNZNZL554
NICARAGUANINIC558
NIGERNENER562
NIGERIANGNGA566
NIUENUNIU570
NORFOLK ISLANDNFNFK574
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSMPMNP580
NORWAYNONOR578
OMANOMOMN512
PAKISTANPKPAK586
PALAUPWPLW585
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OccupiedPSPSE275
PANAMAPAPAN591
PAPUA NEW GUINEAPGPNG598
PARAGUAYPYPRY600
PERUPEPER604
PHILIPPINESPHPHL608
PITCAIRNPNPCN612
POLANDPLPOL616
PORTUGALPTPRT620
PUERTO RICOPRPRI630
QATARQAQAT634
REUNIONREREU638
ROMANIAROROU642
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRURUS643
RWANDARWRWA646
SAINT HELENASHSHN654
SAINT KITTS AND NEVISKNKNA659
SAINT LUCIALCLCA662
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELONPMSPM666
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESVCVCT670
SAMOAWSWSM882
SAN MARINOSMSMR674
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESTSTP678
SAUDI ARABIASASAU682
SENEGALSNSEN686
SERBIA AND MONTENEGROCSSCG891
SEYCHELLESSCSYC690
SIERRA LEONESLSLE694
SINGAPORESGSGP702
SLOVAKIASKSVK703
SLOVENIASISVN705
SOLOMON ISLANDSSBSLB090
SOMALIASOSOM706
SOUTH AFRICAZAZAF710
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDSGSSGS239
SPAINESESP724
SRI LANKALKLKA144
SUDANSDSDN736
SURINAMESRSUR740
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDSSJSJM744
SWAZILANDSZSWZ748
SWEDENSESWE752
SWITZERLANDCHCHE756
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICSYSYR760
TAIWANTWTWN158
TAJIKISTANTJTJK762
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OFTZTZA834
THAILANDTHTHA764
TIMOR-LESTETLTLS626
TOGOTGTGO768
TOKELAUTKTKL772
TONGATOTON776
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOTTTTO780
TUNISIATNTUN788
TURKEYTRTUR792
TURKMENISTANTMTKM795
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSTCTCA796
TUVALUTVTUV798
UGANDAUGUGA800
UKRAINEUAUKR804
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAEARE784
UNITED KINGDOMGBGBR826
UNITED STATESUSUSA840
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDSUMUMI581
URUGUAYUYURY858
UZBEKISTANUZUZB860
VANUATUVUVUT548
VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)VAVAT336
VENEZUELAVEVEN862
VIET NAMVNVNM704
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)VGVGB092
VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)VIVIR850
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDSWFWLF876
WESTERN SAHARAEHESH732
YEMENYEYEM887
ZAMBIAZMZMB894
ZIMBABWEZWZWE716

NAAB Breed Codes

Dairy Breeds

Breed2 digit code
AMERICAN LINEBACKLD
AYRSHIREAY
BROWN SWISSBS
GIROLANDOGO
GUERNSEYGU
HOLSTEINHO
JERSEYJE
RED & WHITE HOLSTEINWW
RED SINDHIES
SHORTHORN (Milking)MS
INTERNATIONAL RED DAIRYRE
              ANGELN
              AUSSIE RED
              BYRLORUS RED
              DANISH RED
              ESTONIAN RED 
              LATVIAN BROWN
              LITHUANIAN RED
              POLISH RED LOWLAND
              UKRAINIAN POLISH RED
MILKING DEVONMD
NORWEGIAN RED AND WHITENR
SWEDISH RED AND WHITESR
DAIRY CROSSBREEDSXD
DAIRY x BEEF CROSSBREEDSXX

Beef and Dual Purpose

Breed2-Digit Code
AMERICAN ABERDEENAD
AFRICANDERAF
AMERICAN AKAUSHIAA
ANGUSAN
ANGUS PLUSNP
ANKINAAK
ANKOLE­WATUSIAW
AMERICAN BREEDAE
AMERICAN BUCKINGMB
AMERIFAXAM
BARZONABA
BEEFALOBE
BEEF FRIESIANBF
BEEFMASTERBM
BELGIAN BLUEBB
BELTED GALLOWAYBG
BLACK MAXIMIZERBX
BLONDE d'AQUITAINEBD
BONSMARANS
BRAFORDBO
BRAHMANBR
BRAHMOUSINBI
BRALERBL
BRANGUSBN
BRAUNVEIHBU
BRITISH WHITEBW
BROWN SWISS (beef)SB
BUELINGOBQ
CANADIENNECN
CANCHIMCC
CARACUCR
CHARBRAYCB
CHAROLAISCH
CHI-ANGUSCG
CHIANINACA
CHI-MAINECM
DEVONDE
DEXTERDR
DUTCH BELTEDDL
ERINGERER
FLAMANDEFA
FLECKVIEHFL
FLORIDA CRACKERFC
FRIBOURGFR
GALLOWAYGA
GELBRAYGE
GELBVIEHGV
GRAUVIEHGI
GRONNINGENGR
GUZERATGZ
GYR (or Gir)GY
HAYS CONVERTERHC
HEREFORD (black)HB
HEREFORD (horned)HH
HEREFORD (polled)HP
HIGHLAND (Scotch)SH
HYBRID (Alberta)HY
INDU BRAZILIB
IRISH BLACKIK
KOBE (Wagyu)KB
LOWLINELO
LIMOUSINLM
LINCOLN REDLR
LUINGLU
MAINE-ANJOUMA
MANDALONG SPECIALML
MARCHIGIANAMR
MAREMMANAME
MASHONAMH
MEXICAN CORRIENTEMC
MINIATURE ZEBUMZ
MONTBELIARDEMO
MUESE-RHINE-ISSELMI
MURRAHMU
MURRAY GREYMG
NELLORENE
NORMANDENO
PARTHENAISEPA
PIEDMONTESEPI
PINZGAUERPZ
RANGERRA
RED ANGUSAR
RED BRAHMANRR
RED BRANGUSRB
RED DANERD
RED POLLRP
ROMAGNOLARN
ROMOSINUANORS
ROTBUNTERO
SAHIWALSW
SALERSSA
SANTA GERTRUDISSG
SENEPOLSE
SHORTHORN (beef Scotch)SS
SHORTHORN (Polled)SP
SHORTHORN (Illwara)IS
SIMBRAHSI
SIMMENTALSM
SOUTH DEVONDS
SOUTH POLLOP
SPECKLE PARKSK
SUSSEXSX
TABAPUATB
TARENTAISETA
TAURINDICUSTN
TEXAS LONGHORNTL
TULITI
WELSH BLACKWB
WEST FLEMISH REDWF
WHITE ANGUS (Ona)WA
WHITE DEXTERWD
WHITE PARKWP
CROSSBREEDS (TWINNER)XT
BEEF CROSSBREEDSXB
DAIRY x BEEF CROSSBREEDS (XX)XX

Interbull Breed Codes

BreedBreed Code 3-ch.Breed Code 2-ch.
AbondanceABOAB
AngusAANAN
AubracAUBAU
AyrshireRDCAY
BazadaisBZD
Belgian BlueBBLBB
Blonde d'AquitaineBAQBD
Beef ShorthornBSH-
BeefmasterBMABM
Belgium Red & WhiteBER
BrafordBFDBO
BrahmanBRMBR
BrangusBRGBN
Brand RoodBRR
British FrisianBRF
Brown SwissBSWBS
ChianinaCIACA
CharolaisCHACH
DexterDXTDR
DevonDEV-
DikbilDIK
Eastern Flanders White RedBWR
European Red Dairy BreedRDCRE
GasconGAS-
Glan DonnersbergGDB
GallowayGLWGA
GuernseyGUEGU
GelbviehGVHGV
GroningerGRO
HerefordHER
Highland CattleHLAHI
HinterwälderHWD
HolsteinHOLHO
Holstein, Red and WhiteREDRW
JerseyJERJE
KerryKER-
Dutch Belted- LakenvelderDBE
LimousinLIMLM
LonghornLON-
LuingLUI
Rouge des PresRDP-
Murray-GreyMGRMG
MontbéliardMONMO
MarchigianaMARMR
MaremmanaMAE-
NelloreNEL-
NormandyNMDNO
Norwegian RedRDCNR
ParthenaisePAR-
PiedmontPIEPI
PinzgauPINPZ
Red AngusRAN-
RomagnolaROMRN
SalersSALSL
Santa GertrudisSGESG
South DevonSDESD
SussexSUS-
Simmental/FleckviehSIMSM
Swedish RedRDCSR
SahiwalSAHSW
TarentaiseTARTA
TuxTUX
Tyrol GreyTGRAL
Verbeter RoodbontVRB
WagyuWAG
Belgium Blue MixteWBM
Welsh BlackWBLWB
Western Flanders MeatBRV
West-Vlaams RoodBRD
WitrikWRI