APPENDIX II

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (below diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for Guernsey conformation traits of April 2009; 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, GBR=United Kingdom, USA=United States


Correlation matrix for :: stature

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	4.21
CAN	0.78	4.21
GBR	0.87	0.99	0.61
USA	0.69	0.99	0.96	2.22


Correlation matrix for :: chest width

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.58
CAN	0.71	1.49
GBR	0.89	0.93	0.33
USA	0.93	0.86	0.99	1.21


Correlation matrix for :: body depth

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.38
CAN	0.74	4.35
GBR	0.88	0.97	0.37
USA	0.98	0.84	0.95	1.36


Correlation matrix for :: angularity

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.47
CAN	-0.27	3.31
GBR	0.19	0.39	0.42
USA	0.44	0.50	0.93	1.54


Correlation matrix for :: rump angle

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	3.05
CAN	0.92	2.74
GBR	0.98	0.97	0.41
USA	0.88	0.95	0.96	1.59


Correlation matrix for :: rump width

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.88
CAN	0.91	2.45
GBR	0.98	0.92	0.37
USA	0.85	0.98	0.90	1.27


Correlation matrix for :: rear leg set

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.62
CAN	0.86	1.83
GBR	0.89	0.56	0.20
USA	0.60	0.84	0.37	0.93


Correlation matrix for :: rear leg rear view

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.50
CAN	0.98	0.83
GBR
USA	0.97	0.97		1.03


Correlation matrix for :: foot angle

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.61
CAN	0.93	1.66
GBR	0.79	0.51	0.23
USA	0.69	0.69	0.55	0.74


Correlation matrix for :: fore udder

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.21
CAN	0.61	3.09
GBR	0.54	0.98	0.45
USA	0.52	0.83	0.91	1.51


Correlation matrix for :: rear udder height

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.38
CAN	0.47	2.17
GBR	0.51	0.94	0.36
USA	0.63	0.82	0.63	1.35


Correlation matrix for :: udder support

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.98
CAN	0.83	2.12
GBR	0.44	0.78	0.31
USA	0.65	0.54	0.67	1.03


Correlation matrix for :: udder depth

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.25
CAN	0.99	3.04
GBR	0.95	0.99	0.43
USA	0.73	0.83	0.91	1.63


Correlation matrix for :: front teat placement

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.16
CAN	0.23	2.18
GBR	0.01	0.82	0.31
USA	0.41	0.97	0.68	1.26


Correlation matrix for :: teat length

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	3.15
CAN	0.23	0.52
GBR	0.99	0.33	0.37
USA	0.94	0.54	0.97	1.41


Correlation matrix for :: rear teat placement

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.29
CAN	0.97	10.23
GBR	0.00	0.00	1.00
USA


Correlation matrix for :: overall conformation

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	3.68
CAN	0.48	7.77
GBR	0.23	0.76	1.51
USA	-0.22	0.70	0.84	1.06


Correlation matrix for :: overall udder

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	2.82
CAN	0.47	4.27
GBR	-0.05	0.86	1.94
USA	0.26	0.74	0.75	0.68


Correlation matrix for :: overall feet & legs

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS	1.61
CAN	0.91	3.90
GBR	0.94	0.78	1.28
USA	0.68	0.66	0.41	0.83


Correlation matrix for :: locomotion

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS
CAN		0.76
GBR
USA


Correlation matrix for :: body condition score

	AUS	CAN	GBR	USA
AUS
CAN		1.00
GBR
USA