APPENDIX II

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

Brown Swiss - Direct Calving Ease
	DEA	NLD	USA	CHE
DEA	3774	2	69	265
NLD		25	0	2
USA			235	86
CHE				1758


Brown Swiss - Maternal Calving Ease
	DEA	NLD	USA	CHE
DEA	4046	8	50	172
NLD		20	3	5
USA			80	47
CHE				1601


Holstein - Direct Calving Ease
	AUS	CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
AUS	595	167	81	104	132	142	58	176	9
CAN		7289	165	281	293	415	96	1041	13
CHE			614	143	172	159	46	193	6
DFS				4292	233	323	171	379	19
FRA					6954	365	83	428	10
ITA						7213	161	631	17
NLD							9888	344	35
USA								23041	30
ISR									213


Holstein - Maternal Calving Ease
		CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
CAN		3768	117	237	205	322	129	639	8
CHE			509	124	126	127	85	140	4
DFS				8123	227	317	248	375	25
FRA					5950	255	140	327	10
ITA						4647	217	521	19
NLD							3677	250	41
USA								10086	32
ISR									792


Holstein - Direct Stillbirth
	AUS	CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
AUS	489	93	54	64	54	71	92	85	5
CAN		6050	170	294	246	418	406	858	13
CHE			629	156	164	170	197	178	7
DFS				5615	214	352	436	357	23
FRA					5171	282	305	249	9
ITA						7225	496	562	18
NLD							8803	585	43
USA								15222	29
ISR									214

Holstein - Maternal Stillbirth
		CAN	CHE	DFS	FRA	ITA	NLD	USA	ISR
CAN		3510	118	243	181	323	298	541	9
CHE			512	131	116	131	149	130	5
DFS				8919	209	330	433	364	26
FRA					4419	219	263	216	8
ITA						4648	400	482	20
NLD							9540	446	45
USA								3584	31
ISR									792



Red Dairy Cattle - Direct Calving Ease
	CAN	DFS	NOR
CAN	212	34	2
DFS		3871	34
NOR			2312


Red Dairy Cattle - Maternal Calving Ease
	CAN	DFS	NOR
CAN	118	26	2
DFS		4575	47
NOR			2489