The following columns names are reserved and will be recognized:
Ego ID, Sire ID, Dam ID, and Sex are required columns.
Either Age or Birth must also be provided.
| Allowable Name | Description of Information | Data Format | 
|---|---|---|
| id, egoid, ego_id | Ego ID: Unique animal identifier | Alphanumeric characters (no symbols) | 
| sire, sireid, sire_id | Sire ID: Unique identifier of the ego's father | Alphanumeric characters (no symbols) | 
| dam, damid, dam_id | Dam ID: Unique identifier of the ego's mother | Alphanumeric characters (no symbols) | 
| sex | Sex: Ego's sex | Sex can be indicated by any of the following: Male: ("male", "m", "1"), Female: ("female", "f", "2"), Unknown: ("unknown", "u", "3"), Hermaphrodite: ("hermaphrodite", "h", "4") | 
| age | Age: Age at exit, or current age of the ego. | Age in decimal years | 
| birth, birthdate, birth_date | Birth: Ego's date of birth | YYYY-MM-DD Format | 
| death | Death: Ego's date of death | YYYY-MM-DD Format | 
| departure | Departure: Ego's date of sale | YYYY-MM-DD Format | 
| exit | Exit: Ego's date of exit from the colony. (Supercedes Death or Departure information) | YYYY-MM-DD Format | 
| allele_1 | Allele 1: Alphanumeric representation of first allele | Currently limited to alphanumeric values, underscores, spaces and dashes. Other characters have not been tested. | 
| allele_2 | Allele 2: Alphanumeric representation of second allele | Currently limited to alphanumeric values, underscores, spaces and dashes. Other characters have not been tested. | 
The following columns names are reserved and will be recognized:
Columns id, first_name, and second_name are required columns.
Columns first and second will be automatically generated and cannot be present.
.| Allowable Name | Description of Information | Data Format | 
|---|---|---|
| id | ID: Unique animal identifier | Alphanumeric characters (no symbols) | 
| allele_1 | Allele 1: Alphanumeric representation of first allele | Currently limited to alphanumeric values, underscores, spaces and dashes. | 
| allele_2 | Allele 2: Alphanumeric representation of second allele | Currently limited to alphanumeric values, underscores, spaces and dashes. Other characters have not been tested. |