APPENDIX I
Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (below
diagonal) considered in the Interbull test evaluation for female fertility
traits of September 2006 ; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a
de-standardized transmitting abilityscale.
BEL=Belgium, CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, CHR=Switzerland Red Holstein,
CZE=Czech Republic, DFS=Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden),
ESP=Spain, FRA=France, GBR=United Kingdom, IRL=Ireland, ISR=Israel, ITA=Italy,
NLD=The Netherlands, NZL=New Zealand, USA=United States
Holstein - T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
	CHE	CHR	ITA	NLD	NZL
CHE	3.79
CHR	0.98	3.31
ITA	0.94	0.91	4.08
NLD	0.96	0.95	0.86	4.01
NZL	0.64	0.55	0.72	0.58	4.43
Holstein - T4=C2:Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
	BEL	CHE	CHR	ESP	GBR	IRL	ISR	ITA	NLD	NZL	USA
BEL	2.30
CHE	0.27	0.03
CHR	0.28	0.84	0.02
ESP	0.93	0.27	0.27	5.69
GBR	0.25	0.64	0.57	0.34	0.02
IRL	0.85	0.27	0.28	0.81	0.25	3.24
ISR	0.36	0.75	0.75	0.38	0.67	0.32	3.93
ITA	0.25	0.89	0.82	0.25	0.64	0.26	0.66	0.02
NLD	0.25	0.84	0.78	0.25	0.75	0.26	0.77	0.76	2.41
NZL	0.73	0.27	0.30	0.70	0.25	0.75	0.34	0.27	0.25	2.85
USA	0.88	0.27	0.32	0.93	0.28	0.72	0.48	0.25	0.25	0.60	1.52
Holstein - T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval(T)raits calving-conception
	BEL	ESP	GBR	IRL	ITA	NLD	NZL	USA
BEL	2.30
ESP	0.94	5.69
GBR	0.88	0.88	4.45
IRL	0.86	0.81	0.81	3.24
ITA	0.80	0.88	0.85	0.77	7.80
NLD	0.89	0.86	0.86	0.76	0.85	6.29
NZL	0.71	0.70	0.63	0.75	0.65	0.61	2.85
USA	0.85	0.93	0.83	0.72	0.86	0.85	0.60	1.52