Table 5. Information on national evaluations providing data to this Interbull
routine evaluation for calving traits, as provided by participating countries
   

Heritability

    
Country DCE MCE DSB MSB Model Expression**
Australia (HOL) .050 - .050 - AM ST T+
Aut-Germany* (BSW) .060 .030 .015 .015 AM MT B+
Canada (BSW, RDC, HOL) .0176 .1213 .0047 .0565 AM MT B+
Den+Fin+Swe* (HOL) .080 .060 .040 .035 SM MT B+
Den+Fin+Swe* (RDC) .060 .040 .035 .020 SM MT B+
France (HOL) .054 .031 .030 .066 SM TH B+
Israel (HOL) .072 .036 .024 .024 SM ST T-
Italy (HOL) .080 .036 .080 .036 SM TH B+
Norway* (RDC) .0302 .0204 .0094 .0118 SM ST B+
Switzerland* (HOL) .101 .011 .101 .011 AM MT B+
Switzerland* (BSW) .009 .011 .007 .004 SM MT B+
The Netherlands* (BSW,HOL) .130 .070 .020 .030 SM MT B+
United States (BSW,HOL) .086 .048 .030 .065 SM TH T-
*   Countries sending breeding values of pure maternal effects.
**  B+ = Breeding Value, high values desirable; B- = Breeding Value, low values desirable
T+ = Transmitting Ability, high values desirable; T-= Transmitting Ability, low values desirable.