APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (below diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for Ayrshire conformation traits of May 2006; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a de-standardized transmitting ability scale. Countries not submitting data for a trait, or where data are excluded from the evaluation, have blank rows and columns.

AUS=Australia, CAN=Canada, DEU=Germany, DFS=Denmark+Finland+Sweden, GBR=United Kingdom, NOR=Norway, NZL=New Zealand, USA=United States
Correlation matrix for :: stature
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.30
CAN 0.87 3.92
DEU 0.84 0.97 0.75
DFS 0.86 0.97 0.98 1.51
GBR 0.91 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.55
NOR 0.91 0.96 0.96 0.99 0.94 0.58
NZL 0.92 0.90 0.86 0.92 0.92 0.95 0.25
USA 0.87 0.96 0.92 0.91 0.94 0.90 0.87 1.99
Correlation matrix for :: chest width
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.23
CAN 0.61 2.24
DEU 0.66 0.86 0.25
DFS 0.76 0.50 0.74 0.21
GBR 0.82 0.84 0.91 0.81 0.28
NOR 0.81 0.29 0.39 0.49 0.63 0.84
NZL
USA 0.64 0.81 0.83 0.69 0.86 0.48 1.10
Correlation matrix for :: body depth
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.21
CAN 0.49 2.72
DEU 0.70 0.88 0.24
DFS 0.73 0.66 0.90 0.26
GBR 0.70 0.77 0.85 0.81 0.30
NOR
NZL 0.78 0.43 0.58 0.69 0.63 0.19
USA 0.64 0.70 0.76 0.85 0.89 0.67 1.03
Correlation matrix for :: angularity
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.28
CAN 0.39 2.91
DEU 0.58 0.73 0.26
DFS 0.47 0.66 0.89 0.27
GBR 0.64 0.87 0.90 0.91 0.46
NOR
NZL
USA 0.74 0.76 0.77 0.71 0.85 0.86
Correlation matrix for :: rump angle
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.20
CAN 0.92 2.50
DEU 0.95 0.98 0.30
DFS 0.84 0.96 0.95 0.33
GBR 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.96 0.26
NOR 0.87 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.94 0.10
NZL 0.94 0.87 0.90 0.86 0.94 0.80 0.14
USA 0.92 0.99 0.98 0.96 0.97 0.95 0.89 1.00
Correlation matrix for :: rump width
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.23
CAN 0.74 2.70
DEU 0.75 0.75 0.27
DFS 0.85 0.78 0.88 0.29
GBR 0.77 0.91 0.84 0.82 0.38
NOR
NZL 0.88 0.84 0.73 0.86 0.84 0.16
USA 0.73 0.90 0.83 0.81 0.93 0.82 1.19
Correlation matrix for :: rear leg set
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.12
CAN 0.49 2.05
DEU 0.62 0.94 0.20
DFS 0.47 0.99 0.92 0.25
GBR 0.80 0.82 0.88 0.76 0.30
NOR 0.42 0.98 0.91 0.98 0.79 0.08
NZL 0.51 0.37 0.55 0.25 0.73 0.33 0.06
USA 0.51 0.95 0.94 0.90 0.82 0.88 0.52 0.70
Correlation matrix for :: rear leg rear view
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.07
CAN 0.68 2.78
DEU 0.70 0.90 0.22
DFS 0.65 0.66 0.83 0.27
GBR
NOR 0.78 0.56 0.77 0.94 0.06
NZL
USA
Correlation matrix for :: foot angle
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.15
CAN 0.46 2.38
DEU 0.61 0.81 0.17
DFS 0.65 0.39 0.73 0.21
GBR 0.79 0.75 0.76 0.74 0.37
NOR 0.75 0.16 0.49 0.88 0.63 0.08
NZL
USA 0.75 0.77 0.70 0.66 0.82 0.64 0.83
Correlation matrix for :: fore udder
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.25
CAN 0.75 2.13
DEU 0.80 0.68 0.25
DFS 0.75 0.75 0.74 0.30
GBR 0.81 0.80 0.92 0.72 0.30
NOR 0.73 0.68 0.60 0.97 0.57 0.07
NZL 0.75 0.65 0.85 0.61 0.83 0.50 0.18
USA 0.79 0.93 0.88 0.74 0.91 0.61 0.80 1.15
Correlation matrix for :: rear udder height
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.24
CAN 0.78 2.45
DEU 0.76 0.68 0.19
DFS 0.68 0.82 0.78 0.32
GBR 0.88 0.75 0.90 0.85 0.38
NOR 0.57 0.77 0.49 0.86 0.56 0.07
NZL 0.85 0.71 0.81 0.73 0.92 0.44 0.17
USA 0.78 0.82 0.87 0.93 0.88 0.77 0.87 1.07
Correlation matrix for :: udder support
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.22
CAN 0.71 2.07
DEU 0.72 0.91 0.23
DFS 0.59 0.66 0.83 0.32
GBR 0.75 0.76 0.84 0.57 0.15
NOR 0.01 -0.12 0.10 0.57 -0.29 0.06
NZL 0.70 0.71 0.53 0.36 0.65 -0.34 0.16
USA 0.72 0.81 0.81 0.70 0.84 -0.11 0.70 0.97
Correlation matrix for :: udder depth
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.25
CAN 0.93 2.00
DEU 0.91 0.86 0.30
DFS 0.92 0.93 0.81 0.41
GBR 0.95 0.94 0.95 0.91 0.27
NOR
NZL
USA 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.95 1.13
Correlation matrix for :: front teat placement
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.36
CAN 0.91 1.79
DEU 0.92 0.98 0.28
DFS 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.34
GBR 0.89 0.91 0.95 0.83 0.28
NOR 0.70 0.60 0.53 0.86 0.51 0.48
NZL 0.96 0.92 0.89 0.76 0.87 0.62 0.15
USA 0.84 0.90 0.93 0.91 0.91 0.63 0.82 1.12
Correlation matrix for :: teat length
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.20
CAN 0.67 0.52
DEU 0.96 0.73 0.30
DFS 0.95 0.58 0.97 0.42
GBR 0.92 0.88 0.96 0.89 0.35
NOR 0.97 0.52 0.89 0.93 0.83 0.12
NZL
USA 0.94 0.77 0.97 0.95 0.97 0.90 1.21
Correlation matrix for :: rear teat placement
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.08
CAN 0.96 10.13
DEU 0.97 0.95 0.28
DFS 0.94 0.86 0.97 0.41
GBR
NOR -0.83 -0.76 -0.89 -0.95 0.12
NZL 0.95 0.96 0.94 0.90 -0.87 0.17
USA
Correlation matrix for :: overall conformation
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.35
CAN 0.50 6.21
DEU 0.70 0.57 0.42
DFS 0.46 0.69 0.40 0.18
GBR 0.70 0.65 0.81 0.35 0.96
NOR 0.24 0.44 0.07 0.68 -0.06 0.06
NZL 0.61 0.47 0.59 0.61 0.52 0.27 0.14
USA 0.67 0.81 0.78 0.43 0.79 0.01 0.59 0.67
Correlation matrix for :: overall udder
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.37
CAN 0.70 2.83
DEU 0.74 0.61 0.55
DFS 0.49 0.88 0.37 0.07
GBR 0.81 0.79 0.87 0.58 1.06
NOR 0.45 0.70 0.21 0.86 0.43 0.24
NZL 0.73 0.85 0.64 0.70 0.77 0.34 0.18
USA 0.67 0.90 0.81 0.77 0.84 0.62 0.77 0.95
Correlation matrix for ::overall feet & legs
AUS CAN DEU DFS GBR NOR NZL USA
AUS 0.15
CAN -0.02 3.66
DEU 0.40 0.81 0.59
DFS -0.10 0.77 0.67 0.06
GBR 0.38 0.60 0.77 0.43 0.98
NOR 0.49 0.52 0.76 0.44 0.31 0.29
NZL
USA 0.47 0.69 0.80 0.47 0.71 0.79 1.02