APPENDIX II

Number of common bulls (i.e bulls with multiple evaluations for calving traits) in Interbull April 2008 routine evaluation.

Brown Swiss - Direct Calving Ease
	DEA	NLD	USA	CHE
DEA	3716	1	68	254
NLD		24	0	1
USA			226	83
CHE				1745

Brown Swiss - Maternal Calving Ease
	DEA	NLD	USA	CHE
DEA	3991	7	48	169
NLD		19	3	4
USA			75	45
CHE				1590

Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
	AUS	CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
AUS	509	99	60	72	86	90	42	114	6
CAN		3858	148	243	225	327	70	689	7
CHE			603	138	159	152	42	186	4
DFS				4200	218	313	163	370	17
FRA					6419	342	74	403	7
ITA						7028	152	608	14
NLD							9730	329	32
USA								22637	27
ISR									202

Holstein - Maternal Calving Ease
		CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
CAN		3617	114	225	192	305	119	611	6
CHE			501	122	122	122	82	137	2
DFS				8013	216	306	231	367	22
FRA					5476	239	131	310	8
ITA						4536	204	511	16
NLD							3431	241	38
USA								9840	29
ISR									764

Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
	AUS	CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
AUS	480	78	52	62	66	69	89	82	4
CAN		2990	151	251	227	327	326	584	8
CHE			616	151	166	163	190	171	5
DFS				5524	238	340	426	347	21
FRA					6428	350	351	294	8
ITA						7037	480	541	15
NLD							8647	568	40
USA								14800	26
ISR									203

Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
		CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
CAN		3360	115	232	193	308	286	513	7
CHE			503	128	124	126	145	126	3
DFS				8815	230	320	422	356	23
FRA					5479	243	280	238	9
ITA						4539	391	472	17
NLD							9401	434	42
USA								3354	28
ISR									764


Red Dairy Cattle - Direct Calving Ease
	CAN	DNK	FIN	NOR	SWE
CAN	159	7	15	2	28
DNK		619	15	10	33
FIN			1843	15	124
NOR				2312	33
SWE					2831

Red Dairy Cattle - Maternal Calving Ease
	CAN	DNK	FIN	NOR	SWE
CAN	111	7	14	2	26
DNK		1453	13	10	32
FIN			1876	14	116
NOR				2465	37
SWE					2763