| Table
2. Number of national bull evaluations used in the Interbull Routine |
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Evaluation for Calving Ease (CE) and Stillbirth (SB) for Holstein August 2007. |
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Trait |
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| Country |
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Direct CE |
Maternal CE |
Direct SB |
Maternal SB |
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| Australia |
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486 |
- |
456 |
- |
| Canada |
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7223 |
5537 |
7232 |
5542 |
| Denmark |
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1787 |
5791 |
2297 |
5916 |
| Denmark* |
(RHOL) |
86 |
175 |
92 |
177 |
| Finland |
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745 |
764 |
913 |
871 |
| France* |
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6285 |
5336 |
6294 |
5342 |
| Israel |
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192 |
737 |
192 |
736 |
| Italy* |
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6703 |
4252 |
6715 |
4255 |
| Switzerland |
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562 |
464 |
578 |
465 |
| Sweden |
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1949 |
1879 |
1966 |
1897 |
| The Netherlands |
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9389 |
2888 |
8190 |
7812 |
| United States |
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21648 |
8718 |
13767 |
2776 |
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| Across Country |
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57055 |
36541 |
48692 |
35789 |
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| * Countries with calving ease
as best available predictor for stillbirth. |
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