APPENDIX I

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

Brown Swiss - Direct Calving Ease
deu nld usa che
deu 0.055 .76 .66 .83
nld 0.068 .79 .82
usa 0.122 .68
che 0.468
Brown Swiss - Maternal Calving Ease
deu nld usa che
deu 0.041 .75 .61 .61
nld 0.069 .76 .89
usa 0.128 .70
che 0.514
Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.080 .58 .54 .65 .73 .74 .62 .52 .70 .74 .68 .70
can 2.175 .80 .87 .80 .84 .82 .69 .81 .86 .76 .86
che 0.692 .94 .82 .86 .93 .84 .83 .87 .83 .80
dnk 0.104 .85 .94 .93 .77 .86 .96 .90 .84
dnr 0.101 .84 .81 .76 .85 .84 .79 .82
fin 0.022 .90 .68 .86 .95 .89 .84
fra 0.427 .73 .85 .91 .88 .82
ita 0.063 .61 .70 .62 .73
nld 0.064 .89 .79 .85
swe 0.030 .86 .87
usa 0.120 .82
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 2.225 .92 .84 .79 .67 .80 .57 .89 .75 .72 .72
che 0.411 .88 .78 .68 .84 .67 .91 .85 .79 .73
dnk 0.084 .75 .61 .80 .59 .81 .82 .78 .74
dnr 0.075 .73 .78 .73 .78 .74 .75 .74
fin 0.026 .75 .66 .64 .65 .71 .71
fra 0.606 .84 .81 .89 .93 .72
ita 0.047 .57 .78 .76 .65
nld 0.059 .69 .77 .63
swe 0.029 .87 .79
usa 0.128 .70
isr 2.958
Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.090 .76 .70 .53 .65 .51 .67 .55 .42 .55 .50 .60
can 2.175 .83 .71 .75 .59 .79 .72 .50 .65 .56 .70
che 0.692 .79 .75 .78 .93 .86 .51 .70 .61 .71
dnk 0.026 .70 .85 .72 .69 .67 .92 .70 .82
dnr 0.100 .69 .76 .69 .78 .70 .77 .76
fin 0.011 .72 .75 .64 .82 .65 .77
fra 0.428 .74 .52 .68 .64 .70
ita 0.063 .47 .61 .51 .63
nld 0.010 .65 .69 .71
swe 0.025 .64 .80
usa 0.062 .72
isr 1.578
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 2.226 .96 .53 .63 .63 .82 .60 .44 .59 .54 .63
che 0.415 .53 .65 .66 .88 .72 .52 .62 .53 .68
dnk 0.028 .63 .82 .52 .46 .82 .88 .81 .71
dnr 0.075 .71 .62 .63 .75 .66 .71 .75
fin 0.009 .76 .71 .77 .92 .87 .74
fra 0.605 .86 .51 .68 .64 .62
ita 0.047 .47 .60 .56 .58
nld 0.003 .73 .71 .65
swe 0.028 .87 .69
usa 0.116 .66
isr 2.259
RDC - Direct Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.886 .85 .79 .78 .78
dnk 0.129 .83 .78 .84
fin 0.018 .74 .81
nor 0.037 .87
swe 0.014
RDC - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.779 .80 .73 .74 .71
dnk 0.083 .71 .81 .83
fin 0.020 .72 .73
nor 0.029 .78
swe 0.014