APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of April 2008; 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 0.056 .76 .66 .84  
nld 0.068 .79 .83  
usa 0.123 .66  
che 0.478  

BrownSwiss - Maternal Calving Ease
deu nld usa che  
deu 0.043 .73 .61 .63  
nld 0.061 .77 .89  
usa 0.132 .72  
che 0.520  

Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 3.248 .81 .57 .80 .64 .52 .72 .70 .71
can 0.064 .92 .96 .88 .79 .90 .88 .84
che 0.682 .91 .93 .83 .83 .83 .80
dnk 0.088 .92 .73 .89 .90 .84
fra 0.428 .72 .85 .88 .82
ita 0.063 .62 .62 .73
nld 0.064 .79 .85
usa 0.120 .82
isr 3.011

Holstein - Maternal Calving Ease
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 0.000 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
can 0.096 .86 .86 .94 .72 .78 .91 .66
che 0.436 .90 .86 .69 .91 .80 .72
dnk 0.079 .81 .59 .81 .78 .69
fra 0.606 .83 .82 .93 .70
ita 0.046 .58 .76 .64
nld 0.059 .78 .62
usa 0.128 .67
isr 2.999

Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 3.263 .67 .72 .71 .69 .60 .41 .49 .58
can 0.019 .76 .95 .66 .75 .68 .76 .78
che 0.685 .80 .93 .86 .50 .59 .70
dnk 0.030 .75 .75 .67 .71 .71
fra 0.428 .74 .50 .61 .69
ita 0.063 .47 .49 .62
nld 0.010 .69 .70
usa 0.062 .70
isr 1.584

Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 0.000 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
can 0.035 .61 .97 .60 .54 .78 .87 .76
che 0.435 .63 .89 .75 .52 .55 .65
dnk 0.031 .57 .52 .81 .82 .77
fra 0.606 .86 .52 .64 .59
ita 0.046 .47 .54 .59
nld 0.003 .72 .64
usa 0.116 .67
isr 2.265

Red - Direct Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 0.060 .85 .83 .80 .78
dnk 0.129 .84 .80 .85
fin 0.019 .78 .85
nor 0.037 .89
swe 0.014

Red - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk fin nor swe
can 0.007 .79 .75 .75 .79
dnk 0.082 .69 .79 .82
fin 0.021 .71 .75
nor 0.030 .81
swe 0.014