APPENDIX I
Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above
diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for direct longevity
of August 2005; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a
de-standardized transmitting ability scale.
AUS=Australia, BEL=Belgium, CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland,
DEU=Germany, DNK=Denmark,  DNR=Danish Red& White (Holstein evaluation),
ESP=Spain, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, GBR=United Kingdom,
IRL=Ireland, ISR=Israel, ITA=Italy, NZL =New Zealand, SWE=Sweden,
NLD =Netherlands, USA=United States

Ayrshire Direct Longevity
AUS CAN DEU DNK FIN NZL SWE USA
AUS 2.49 .40 .79 .64 .52 .65 .73 .51
CAN 0.08 .63 .66 .74 .30 .78 .91
DEU 0.17 .93 .59 .30 .87 .76
DNK 0.07 .75 .30 .81 .73
FIN 0.15 .62 .57 .68
NZL 1.36 .33 .30
SWE 0.05 .84
USA 1.68

Brown Swiss Direct Longevity
CAN CHE DEA NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.08 .92 .82 .90 .35 .86
CHE 0.08 .72 .80 .40 .78
DEA 0.14 .58 .28 .54
NLD 0.09 .54 .97
NZL 1.99 .64
USA 1.82

Guernsey DirectLongevity
AUS CAN NZL USA
AUS 2.80 .80 .87 .47
CAN 0.09 .69 .80
NZL 1.85 .30
USA 2.11

Holstein Direct Longevity
AUS BEL CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR ESP FIN FRA GBR IRL ISR ITA NLD NZL SWE USA
AUS 1.89 .73 .65 .43 .53 .65 .53 .32 .55 .69 .62 .55 .41 .38 .63 .71 .65 .67
BEL 0.15 .82 .66 .83 .76 .75 .52 .46 .65 .86 .79 .33 .57 .68 .74 .73 .82
CAN 0.08 .67 .85 .76 .74 .72 .57 .71 .83 .74 .49 .76 .76 .57 .74 .89
CHE 0.08 .79 .77 .86 .74 .63 .60 .78 .56 .30 .69 .73 .50 .59 .72
DEU 0.20 .84 .84 .77 .65 .64 .84 .79 .34 .78 .80 .55 .70 .84
DNK 0.08 .75 .70 .86 .78 .75 .62 .44 .72 .85 .54 .74 .83
DNR 0.07 .57 .61 .65 .80 .68 .30 .61 .83 .46 .61 .71
ESP 0.18 .66 .54 .65 .51 .31 .82 .64 .48 .44 .71
FIN 0.16 .76 .51 .55 .47 .60 .75 .47 .59 .64
FRA 0.50 .60 .53 .53 .65 .79 .41 .65 .68
GBR 0.28 .76 .34 .71 .64 .65 .75 .84
IRL 1.92 .32 .59 .56 .70 .70 .71
ISR 9.56 .42 .39 .33 .33 .40
ITA 0.18 .70 .36 .54 .73
NLD 0.09 .43 .69 .80
NZL 1.22 .59 .66
SWE 0.05 .81
USA 1.76

Jersey Direct Longevity
AUS CAN DNK NLD NZL USA
AUS 2.29 .30 .30 .30 .65 .70
CAN 0.07 .84 .93 .42 .62
DNK 0.07 .70 .51 .37
NLD 0.09 .40 .65
NZL 1.18 .69
USA 1.77

Simmental Direct Longevity
FRM NLD
FRM 0.52 .86
NLD 0.08