APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of February 2006; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a de-standardized transmitting ability scale.

AUS=Australia, CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, DEA=Germany+Austria, DNK=Denmark, DNR=Danish Red Holstein, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, ITA=Italy, NLD=The Netherlands, NOR=Norway, SWE=Sweden, USA=United States


  Ayrshire -Direct Calving Ease
CAN DNK FIN NOR SWE
CAN 1.900 .88 .80 .78 .79
DNK 0.131 .85 .75 .83
FIN 0.018 .71 .76
NOR 0.035 .88
SWE 0.013

  Ayrshire - Maternal Calving Ease
CAN DNK FIN NOR SWE
CAN 1.828 .80 .72 .73 .68
DNK 0.084 .67 .80 .83
FIN 0.019 .69 .62
NOR 0.029 .71
SWE 0.013

  Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
AUS CAN CHE DNK DNR FIN FRA ITA NLD SWE USA ISR
AUS 3.144 .55 .54 .63 .72 .70 .63 .52 .68 .71 .67 .76
CAN 2.185 .81 .89 .79 .83 .81 .72 .79 .87 .76 .81
CHE 0.676 .93 .82 .86 .93 .86 .80 .86 .86 .81
DNK 0.107 .85 .93 .92 .78 .85 .96 .90 .84
DNR 0.103 .83 .80 .75 .85 .84 .78 .84
FIN 0.022 .90 .70 .83 .94 .87 .83
FRA 0.425 .74 .83 .90 .88 .81
ITA 0.054 .61 .72 .65 .68
NLD 0.064 .87 .78 .87
SWE 0.030 .87 .87
USA 0.121 .85
ISR 3.059

  Holstein - Maternal Calving Ease
CAN CHE DNK DNR FIN FRA ITA NLD SWE USA ISR
CAN 2.237 .90 .85 .80 .65 .80 .59 .89 .74 .70 .69
CHE 0.377 .89 .76 .69 .85 .70 .88 .88 .80 .73
DNK 0.085 .74 .62 .80 .59 .82 .84 .76 .71
DNR 0.075 .73 .76 .73 .77 .73 .75 .73
FIN 0.025 .74 .64 .63 .64 .67 .72
FRA 0.601 .86 .78 .89 .92 .75
ITA 0.046 .61 .78 .78 .64
NLD 0.059 .71 .76 .65
SWE 0.029 .87 .79
USA 0.119 .73
ISR 2.987

  Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
AUS CAN CHE DNK DNR FIN FRA ITA NLD SWE USA ISR
AUS 3.143 .73 .46 .48 .56 .49 .68 .53 .45 .46 .70 .70
CAN 2.185 .58 .71 .70 .57 .81 .73 .53 .63 .76 .74
CHE 0.085 .73 .75 .78 .62 .68 .56 .69 .58 .76
DNK 0.026 .83 .86 .77 .66 .65 .92 .77 .83
DNR 0.032 .80 .80 .69 .78 .78 .75 .78
FIN 0.011 .80 .70 .58 .84 .68 .77
FRA 0.425 .74 .46 .71 .88 .72
ITA 0.054 .46 .58 .66 .59
NLD 0.010 .65 .45 .67
SWE 0.026 .64 .80
USA 0.121 .78
ISR 3.383

  Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
CAN CHE DNK DNR FIN FRA ITA NLD SWE USA ISR
CAN 2.237 .42 .55 .63 .65 .59 .58 .42 .60 .70 .59
CHE 0.011 .74 .72 .75 .72 .50 .77 .77 .45 .72
DNK 0.028 .75 .80 .68 .46 .82 .88 .50 .68
DNR 0.031 .74 .73 .60 .78 .71 .60 .73
FIN 0.009 .72 .71 .76 .90 .77 .72
FRA 0.601 .51 .62 .65 .60 .61
ITA 0.046 .41 .60 .77 .51
NLD 0.003 .73 .46 .62
SWE 0.028 .67 .65
USA 0.119 .60
ISR 3.258