6.13.2.15 ParentReference

6.13.2.15.1 Purpose

A sire, dam or embryo donor, which may be outside our animal registry until an identifier matches.

6.13.2.15.2 Fields

Field	Type	Cardinality	Description
animal	Animal	0..1
external_identifier	string	0..1
name	string	0..1
identifier_scheme	CodedValue	0..1
breed	AnimalBreedType	0..1	For purchased semen known only by breed (e.g. beef semen, no bull indicated). Only for a sire of a service.

6.13.2.15.3 Relationships

References

• ParentReference.animal → Animal (0..1)
• ParentReference.breed → AnimalBreedType (0..1)

Uses types

CodedValue

Used by

• Animal.sire
• Animal.dam
• AnimalProfileEvidence.sire
• AnimalProfileEvidence.dam
• ServiceEvent.sire
• ServiceEvent.embryo_donor

6.13.2.15.4 Rules & constraints

• A parent (sire, dam, embryo donor), which can be outside our Animal registry.
• Bulls are Animals of our own catalog, with their identifiers (official ID, AI code, names and abbreviations as aliases).
• A parent not known yet keeps what the source gave; a parser links it when an identifier matches.
• At least one field is set; a name alone is not a globally unique bull identity.