Table
2. Number of national bull
evaluations used in the Interbull test evaluation |
for Calving Ease (CE) and Stillbirth (SB) for
Holstein (November 2006). |
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Trait |
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Country |
Direct CE |
Maternal CE |
Direct SB |
Maternal SB |
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Australia* |
459 |
- |
435 |
- |
Canada* |
6706 |
5174 |
6714 |
5174 |
Denmark (HOL) |
1621 |
5583 |
2114 |
5710 |
Denmark* (RHOL) |
81 |
158 |
84 |
159 |
Finland |
698 |
716 |
886 |
821 |
France* |
5731 |
4900 |
5741 |
4902 |
Israel |
177 |
678 |
177 |
677 |
Italy* |
6137 |
3874 |
6146 |
3876 |
Sweden |
1887 |
1788 |
1899 |
1807 |
Switzerland* |
524 |
424 |
538 |
425 |
The Netherlands |
8990 |
2539 |
7728 |
7437 |
United States |
20387 |
7376 |
12317 |
2174 |
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Across Country |
53398 |
33210 |
44779 |
33162 |
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* Countries with calving ease as
best available predictor for stillbirth. |
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