APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of August 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 0.067 .79 .82
usa 0.118 .68
che 0.467
Brown Swiss - Maternal Calving Ease
deu nld usa che
deu 0.042 .75 .61 .61
nld 0.067 .76 .89
usa 0.129 .70
che 0.507
Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.091 .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 0.688 .94 .82 .86 .93 .84 .83 .87 .83 .80
dnk 0.104 .85 .94 .93 .77 .86 .96 .90 .84
dnr 0.100 .84 .81 .76 .85 .84 .79 .82
fin 0.022 .90 .68 .86 .95 .89 .84
fra 0.428 .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 3.065
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 0.419 .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 0.607 .84 .81 .89 .93 .72
ita 0.046 .57 .78 .76 .65
nld 0.060 .69 .77 .63
swe 0.029 .87 .79
usa 0.128 .70
isr 2.987
Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk dnr fin fra ita nld swe usa isr
aus 3.114 .76 .70 .53 .65 .51 .67 .55 .42 .55 .50 .60
can 2.174 .83 .71 .75 .59 .79 .72 .50 .65 .56 .70
che 0.690 .79 .75 .78 .93 .86 .51 .70 .61 .71
dnk 0.026 .70 .85 .72 .69 .67 .92 .70 .82
dnr 0.099 .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 0.026 .64 .80
usa 0.062 .72
isr 1.581
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 2.225 .96 .53 .63 .63 .82 .60 .44 .59 .54 .63
che 0.421 .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 0.607 .86 .51 .68 .64 .62
ita 0.046 .47 .60 .56 .58
nld 0.003 .73 .71 .65
swe 0.028 .87 .69
usa 0.117 .66
isr 2.274
RDC - Direct Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.898 .85 .79 .78 .78
dnk 0.128 .83 .78 .84
fin 0.019 .74 .81
nor 0.037 .87
swe 0.014
RDC - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 1.766 .80 .73 .74 .71
dnk 0.083 .71 .81 .83
fin 0.020 .72 .73
nor 0.030 .78
swe 0.014