APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for calving traits of January  2009; 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 can
deu 0.045 .78 .63 .85 .77
nld 0.066 .75 .84 .88
usa 0.119 .64 .85
che 0.479 .79
can 0.054
BrownSwiss - Maternal Calving Ease
deu nld usa che can
deu 0.035 .72 .58 .60 .00
nld 0.057 .72 .87 .00
usa 0.132 .83 .00
che 0.517 .00
can 0.000
Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 3.055 .88 .70 .83 .72 .62 .75 .77 .74
can 0.077 .91 .94 .85 .83 .90 .84 .86
che 0.669 .91 .94 .81 .87 .81 .81
dnk 0.088 .92 .75 .90 .86 .85
fra 0.436 .71 .87 .85 .84
ita 0.062 .67 .62 .77
nld 0.063 .75 .85
usa 0.120 .81
isr 3.097
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 .85 .85 .95 .72 .70 .91 .65
che 0.445 .90 .89 .73 .90 .82 .69
dnk 0.079 .81 .58 .80 .78 .68
fra 0.612 .79 .81 .93 .66
ita 0.045 .57 .74 .62
nld 0.058 .72 .61
usa 0.128 .63
isr 3.036
Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 3.069 .73 .81 .74 .49 .75 .36 .39 .53
can 0.022 .78 .98 .62 .73 .70 .72 .67
che 0.673 .81 .57 .90 .46 .51 .64
dnk 0.030 .68 .76 .70 .67 .68
fra 0.357 .49 .71 .67 .70
ita 0.062 .45 .45 .64
nld 0.013 .65 .64
usa 0.062 .65
isr 1.587
Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
aus can che dnk fra ita nld usa isr
aus 0.000 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
can 0.036 .64 .97 .89 .43 .80 .88 .77
che 0.446 .66 .57 .81 .57 .59 .70
dnk 0.031 .85 .46 .84 .88 .78
fra 0.434 .41 .83 .87 .72
ita 0.045 .42 .47 .62
nld 0.004 .79 .68
usa 0.116 .81
isr 2.258
Red - Direct Calving Ease
can dnk nor
can 0.064 .90 .83
dnk 0.070 .95
nor 0.037
Red - Maternal Calving Ease
can dnk nor
can 0.069 .74 .72
dnk 0.056 .83
nor 0.030