Table 1. Number of national bull evaluations used in the Interbull routine evaluation
for Calving Ease (CE) and Stillbirth (SB) for Holstein (May 2005).

Trait

Country Direct CE Maternal CE Direct SB Maternal SB

Australia* 424 - 424 -
Canada* 6154 4576 6154 4577
Denmark (HOL) 1375 5057 1832 5170
Denmark (RHOL) 79 144 100 159
Finland 611 628 791 723
France* 4005 3539 4005 3539
Israel 145 612 145 612
Italy* 5604 3422 5602 3422
Sweden 1746 1636 1748 1639
Switzerland 451 324 451 324
The Netherlands 7711 2079 6600 7062
United States* 16844 6600 16843 6603
Across Country 45149 28617 44695 33830

* Countries with calving ease as best available predictor for stillbirth.