APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of August 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 1.825 .87 .79 .78 .80
dnk 0.130 .85 .77 .84
fin 0.018 .75 .81
nor 0.036 .90
swe 0.014
Ayrshire - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.741 .80 .70 .73 .69
dnk 0.084 .67 .81 .82
fin 0.019 .68 .66
nor 0.029 .73
swe 0.013
Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.115 .56 .54 .64 .72 .71 .61 .52 .68 .71 .67 .75
can 2.176 .81 .88 .79 .84 .81 .71 .80 .87 .76 .82
che 0.684 .93 .81 .86 .93 .85 .81 .87 .85 .81
dnk 0.107 .84 .93 .92 .78 .86 .96 .90 .85
dnr 0.103 .83 .80 .74 .86 .83 .78 .84
fin 0.022 .90 .70 .84 .94 .88 .84
fra 0.426 .74 .83 .90 .88 .81
ita 0.063 .61 .71 .63 .69
nld 0.064 .89 .78 .88
swe 0.030 .86 .88
usa 0.121 .85
isr 3.106
Holstein - Maternal Calving Ease
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 0.000 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
can 2.222 .91 .85 .81 .65 .80 .58 .89 .75 .70 .69
che 0.403 .89 .78 .68 .84 .68 .89 .86 .79 .73
dnk 0.085 .75 .61 .80 .59 .81 .83 .76 .74
dnr 0.076 .73 .77 .73 .81 .74 .76 .73
fin 0.025 .74 .64 .63 .64 .66 .71
fra 0.603 .86 .79 .89 .92 .74
ita 0.047 .59 .78 .77 .63
nld 0.059 .70 .76 .64
swe 0.029 .87 .79
usa 0.120 .72
isr 3.003
Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.109 .76 .67 .51 .58 .52 .68 .62 .37 .49 .67 .67
can 2.176 .81 .72 .72 .58 .76 .74 .46 .65 .76 .72
che 0.683 .72 .68 .72 .85 .84 .47 .69 .58 .64
dnk 0.026 .85 .87 .74 .70 .67 .92 .75 .84
dnr 0.032 .80 .72 .68 .84 .78 .73 .81
fin 0.011 .73 .74 .63 .83 .66 .79
fra 0.426 .74 .49 .67 .85 .73
ita 0.063 .46 .61 .65 .61
nld 0.010 .66 .46 .70
swe 0.026 .64 .82
usa 0.121 .78
isr 3.445
Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 0.000 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
can 2.223 .92 .53 .66 .65 .80 .60 .43 .60 .69 .59
che 0.404 .53 .69 .62 .90 .67 .47 .60 .53 .52
dnk 0.028 .74 .80 .54 .45 .82 .88 .51 .67
dnr 0.030 .73 .69 .62 .78 .72 .60 .73
fin 0.009 .76 .72 .77 .91 .76 .72
fra 0.603 .86 .52 .68 .60 .57
ita 0.047 .44 .61 .76 .50
nld 0.003 .73 .46 .61
swe 0.028 .67 .65
usa 0.120 .59
isr 3.276