APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of February 2007; 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

BrownSwiss - Direct Calving Ease
deu nld usa che
deu 0.055 .77 .67 .83
nld 0.068 .79 .81
usa 0.122 .68
che 0.460
BrownSwiss - Maternal Calving Ease
deu nld usa che
deu 0.041 .76 .61 .61
nld 0.070 .76 .89
usa 0.128 .70
che 0.506
Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.110 .58 .53 .65 .73 .74 .62 .45 .70 .74 .67 .75
can 2.160 .80 .87 .81 .84 .81 .70 .80 .86 .75 .86
che 0.690 .94 .81 .86 .93 .85 .82 .87 .82 .81
dnk 0.105 .85 .94 .93 .77 .86 .96 .90 .86
dnr 0.101 .84 .81 .70 .89 .84 .78 .86
fin 0.022 .90 .68 .86 .95 .89 .86
fra 0.427 .74 .84 .91 .88 .83
ita 0.063 .60 .70 .61 .69
nld 0.064 .89 .79 .88
swe 0.030 .86 .89
usa 0.120 .86
isr 3.076
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 2.214 .91 .84 .80 .67 .80 .58 .89 .75 .71 .70
che 0.409 .88 .78 .68 .84 .66 .90 .85 .79 .74
dnk 0.084 .75 .61 .80 .59 .81 .82 .78 .74
dnr 0.073 .73 .77 .73 .80 .74 .76 .74
fin 0.026 .75 .66 .64 .65 .71 .71
fra 0.606 .85 .79 .89 .93 .75
ita 0.047 .59 .78 .76 .64
nld 0.059 .69 .77 .65
swe 0.029 .87 .79
usa 0.128 .75
isr 2.958
Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.115 .78 .73 .53 .72 .51 .67 .62 .37 .55 .37 .00
can 2.160 .84 .71 .79 .59 .78 .73 .46 .65 .45 .00
che 0.689 .79 .77 .78 .93 .87 .47 .70 .48 .00
dnk 0.026 .70 .85 .72 .69 .67 .92 .70 .00
dnr 0.100 .69 .78 .74 .67 .70 .73 .00
fin 0.011 .72 .75 .64 .82 .65 .00
fra 0.428 .74 .48 .68 .50 .00
ita 0.063 .46 .61 .45 .00
nld 0.010 .65 .63 .00
swe 0.025 .64 .00
usa 0.062 .00
isr 0.000
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 2.216 .96 .53 .75 .63 .81 .59 .43 .59 .54 .00
che 0.412 .53 .75 .66 .88 .71 .50 .62 .56 .00
dnk 0.028 .63 .82 .52 .46 .82 .88 .81 .00
dnr 0.073 .71 .77 .69 .73 .66 .61 .00
fin 0.009 .76 .71 .77 .92 .87 .00
fra 0.605 .87 .52 .68 .64 .00
ita 0.047 .45 .60 .56 .00
nld 0.003 .73 .71 .00
swe 0.028 .87 .00
usa 0.116 .00
isr 0.000
Red - Direct Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.863 .85 .79 .78 .78
dnk 0.129 .83 .78 .84
fin 0.018 .74 .81
nor 0.037 .87
swe 0.013
Red - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.818 .80 .73 .74 .71
dnk 0.083 .71 .81 .83
fin 0.020 .72 .73
nor 0.030 .78
swe 0.014