APPENDIX I
Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal, estimated in current evaluation) and genetic correlations (below diagonal, estimated in the latest test evaluation) considered in the current routine evaluation for female fertility traits. Sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a de-standardized transmitting ability scale.

BEL=Belgium, 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  
 
BSW T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
CAN CHE NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.76
CHE 0.87 2.83
NLD 0.90 0.88 2.76
NZL 0.58 0.58 0.61 5.77
USA 0.90 0.77 0.73 0.64 1.68
BSW T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CAN CHE NLD
CAN 0.83
CHE 0.78 0.03
NLD 0.80 0.67 2.03
BSW T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
CAN CHE NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.75
CHE 0.72 0.03
NLD 0.77 0.22 5.00
NZL 0.69 0.53 0.64 4.31
USA 0.72 0.29 0.87 0.62 1.68
BSW T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval (T)raits calving-conception
CAN NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.76
NLD 0.90 5.05
NZL 0.67 0.64 4.35
USA 0.86 0.87 0.62 1.68
GUE T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
CAN GBR NZL USA
CAN 0.72
GBR 0.78 3.81
NZL 0.66 0.84 5.06
USA 0.74 0.86 0.82 1.93
GUE T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CAN GBR
CAN 0.72
GBR 0.73 0.03
GUE T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
CAN GBR NZL USA
CAN 0.85
GBR 0.79 3.83
NZL 0.55 0.84 3.99
USA 0.84 0.86 0.82 1.93
GUE T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval (T)raits calving-conception
CAN GBR NZL USA
CAN 0.81
GBR 0.91 3.83
NZL 0.67 0.84 3.99
USA 0.91 0.86 0.82 1.93
HOL T1=HC: Maiden (H)eifer's ability to (C)onceive
CAN CZE DEU DFS FRA
CAN 0.68
CZE 0.51 0.02
DEU 0.51 0.68 2.25
DFS 0.51 0.77 0.92 1.85
FRA 0.51 0.71 0.77 0.80 0.03
HOL T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
BEL CAN CHE CHR DEU DFS ESP GBR IRL ITA NLD NZL USA
BEL 2.26
CAN 0.73 0.65
CHE 0.75 0.90 3.87
CHR 0.73 0.87 0.97 3.39
DEU 0.75 0.88 0.92 0.88 3.40
DFS 0.76 0.94 0.94 0.91 0.91 3.08
ESP 0.92 0.76 0.73 0.71 0.72 0.73 5.64
GBR 0.90 0.74 0.75 0.73 0.73 0.79 0.88 4.58
IRL 0.86 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.85 0.85 3.24
ITA 0.80 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.91 0.89 0.81 0.82 0.72 4.07
NLD 0.77 0.85 0.91 0.88 0.91 0.92 0.73 0.78 0.70 0.87 4.03
NZL 0.65 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.58 0.58 0.60 0.62 0.65 0.69 0.55 4.42
USA 0.85 0.74 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.73 0.93 0.85 0.85 0.78 0.73 0.60 1.75
HOL T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CAN CHE CHR CZE DEU DFS FRA GBR ISR ITA NLD
CAN 0.62
CHE 0.86 0.03
CHR 0.81 0.94 0.03
CZE 0.62 0.64 0.67 0.02
DEU 0.75 0.90 0.90 0.75 2.96
DFS 0.77 0.82 0.80 0.59 0.85 2.24
FRA 0.70 0.74 0.66 0.77 0.65 0.59 0.03
GBR 0.57 0.63 0.52 0.51 0.68 0.73 0.62 0.03
ISR 0.66 0.74 0.71 0.74 0.74 0.84 0.71 0.82 3.94
ITA 0.71 0.88 0.85 0.52 0.87 0.81 0.55 0.68 0.69 0.02
NLD 0.61 0.84 0.75 0.51 0.83 0.79 0.51 0.72 0.82 0.78 2.40
HOL T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
BEL CAN CHE CHR CZE DEU DFS ESP FRA GBR IRL ISR ITA NLD NZL USA
BEL 2.25
CAN 0.70 0.62
CHE 0.17 0.65 0.03
CHR 0.17 0.61 0.95 0.03
CZE 0.58 0.67 0.62 0.66 0.02
DEU 0.75 0.85 0.60 0.61 0.75 2.64
DFS 0.76 0.86 0.57 0.59 0.73 0.93 3.75
ESP 0.92 0.70 0.27 0.24 0.66 0.81 0.82 5.65
FRA 0.56 0.79 0.72 0.65 0.77 0.81 0.71 0.67 0.03
GBR 0.90 0.70 0.16 0.16 0.49 0.76 0.80 0.88 0.55 4.58
IRL 0.85 0.70 0.27 0.15 0.44 0.70 0.71 0.85 0.54 0.85 3.26
ISR 0.43 0.67 0.64 0.65 0.70 0.61 0.61 0.44 0.71 0.42 0.43 3.93
ITA 0.85 0.70 0.28 0.24 0.54 0.81 0.82 0.89 0.57 0.85 0.85 0.43 7.87
NLD 0.86 0.70 0.17 0.16 0.48 0.80 0.81 0.86 0.49 0.86 0.85 0.41 0.86 6.27
NZL 0.71 0.41 0.30 0.25 0.46 0.52 0.45 0.63 0.38 0.62 0.72 0.30 0.63 0.62 2.84
USA 0.86 0.75 0.37 0.33 0.77 0.88 0.88 0.93 0.75 0.86 0.84 0.56 0.90 0.85 0.60 1.75
HOL T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval (T)raits calving-conception
BEL CAN DEU DFS ESP GBR IRL ITA NLD NZL USA
BEL 2.26
CAN 0.85 0.62
DEU 0.86 0.85 4.62
DFS 0.85 0.86 0.93 5.97
ESP 0.92 0.85 0.85 0.85 5.64
GBR 0.90 0.85 0.85 0.88 0.88 4.58
IRL 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 3.24
ITA 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.85 0.85 7.86
NLD 0.86 0.85 0.90 0.90 0.85 0.86 0.85 0.86 6.26
NZL 0.72 0.60 0.62 0.60 0.63 0.62 0.72 0.63 0.62 2.84
USA 0.85 0.88 0.90 0.90 0.93 0.85 0.85 0.90 0.85 0.60 1.75
JER T1=HC: Maiden (H)eifer's ability to (C)onceive
CAN DFS
CAN 0.66
DFS 0.62 2.66
JER T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
CAN DFS NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.65
DFS 0.87 2.57
NLD 0.93 0.88 3.10
NZL 0.52 0.63 0.56 3.40
USA 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.61 1.44
JER T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CAN DFS NLD
CAN 0.63
DFS 0.66 3.52
NLD 0.73 0.63 1.74
JER T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
CAN DFS NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.65
DFS 0.88 3.10
NLD 0.78 0.75 4.52
NZL 0.42 0.42 0.62 2.18
USA 0.71 0.71 0.88 0.63 1.44
JER T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval (T)raits calving-conception
CAN DFS NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.63
DFS 0.88 5.46
NLD 0.90 0.88 4.52
NZL 0.61 0.63 0.62 2.18
USA 0.86 0.86 0.88 0.63 1.44
RDC T1=HC: Maiden (H)eifer's ability to (C)onceive
CAN DEU DFS NOR
CAN 0.66
DEU 0.71 2.10
DFS 0.74 0.68 2.53
NOR 0.83 0.69 0.75 0.03
RDC T2=CR: Lactating (C)ow's ability to (R)ecycle after calving
CAN DEU DFS NZL USA
CAN 0.66
DEU 0.90 2.67
DFS 0.87 0.88 2.71
NZL 0.60 0.61 0.51 5.24
USA 0.71 0.79 0.72 0.74 1.59
RDC T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CAN DEU DFS NOR
CAN 0.67
DEU 0.85 2.72
DFS 0.85 0.77 2.90
NOR 0.79 0.74 0.60 0.03
RDC T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
CAN DEU DFS NOR NZL USA
CAN 0.67
DEU 0.90 2.36
DFS 0.87 0.91 4.19
NOR 0.71 0.81 0.72 0.03
NZL 0.55 0.50 0.48 0.30 3.36
USA 0.91 0.82 0.86 0.48 0.75 1.59
RDC T5=IT: Lactating cow's measurements of (I)nterval (T)raits calving-conception
CAN DEU DFS NZL USA
CAN 0.65
DEU 0.90 3.96
DFS 0.86 0.87 5.77
NZL 0.65 0.64 0.60 3.37
USA 0.96 0.91 0.88 0.76 1.59
SIM T3=C1: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (1)
CZE NLD
CZE 0.02
NLD 0.78 2.55
SIM T4=C2: Lactating (C)ow's ability to conceive (2)
CZE NLD
CZE 0.02
NLD 0.73 7.20