APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull test evaluation for direct longevity of November 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 2.496 .40 .81 .65 .53 .66 .73 .48
CAN 0.079 .63 .67 .74 .30 .78 .91
DEU 0.171 .91 .60 .31 .86 .73
DNK 0.068 .77 .30 .79 .76
FIN 0.150 .61 .57 .69
NZL 1.364 .36 .30
SWE 0.047 .82
USA 1.685

Brown Swiss - Direct Longevity
CAN CHE DEA NLD NZL USA
CAN 0.084 .92 .83 .89 .38 .87
CHE 0.077 .77 .78 .42 .78
DEA 0.165 .54 .30 .58
NLD 0.083 .57 .97
NZL 1.990 .66
USA 1.810

Guernsey - Direct Longevity
AUS CAN NZL USA
AUS 2.810 .80 .86 .50
CAN 0.088 .69 .80
NZL 1.856 .32
USA 2.105

Holstein - Direct Longevity
AUS BEL CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR ESP FIN FRA GBR IRL ISR ITA NLD NZL SWE USA
AUS 1.894 .73 .65 .46 .55 .65 .52 .33 .56 .68 .64 .55 .43 .37 .63 .71 .64 .67
BEL 0.150 .82 .67 .82 .74 .74 .51 .46 .65 .86 .79 .33 .56 .68 .73 .72 .82
CAN 0.080 .67 .85 .76 .74 .72 .57 .71 .83 .74 .49 .76 .77 .57 .74 .89
CHE 0.084 .82 .78 .88 .75 .66 .62 .79 .56 .31 .69 .75 .50 .60 .72
DEU 0.200 .82 .83 .77 .66 .65 .86 .79 .35 .78 .80 .56 .72 .85
DNK 0.076 .79 .69 .85 .76 .75 .62 .42 .70 .84 .54 .73 .83
DNR 0.072 .58 .63 .67 .80 .68 .31 .60 .81 .46 .63 .71
ESP 0.177 .66 .55 .65 .51 .32 .82 .64 .49 .45 .72
FIN 0.159 .76 .52 .55 .45 .57 .74 .48 .62 .64
FRA 0.500 .61 .53 .54 .65 .80 .41 .65 .67
GBR 0.280 .76 .39 .70 .66 .65 .74 .83
IRL 1.916 .32 .59 .57 .70 .70 .71
ISR 10.356 .40 .38 .33 .33 .39
ITA 0.168 .70 .35 .53 .73
NLD 0.087 .43 .69 .80
NZL 1.224 .59 .66
SWE 0.052 .81
USA 1.764

Jersey - Direct Longevity
AUS CAN DNK NLD NZL USA
AUS 2.292 .42 .30 .30 .64 .71
CAN 7.649 .30 .42 .53 .81
DNK 0.067 .71 .50 .35
NLD 0.092 .39 .62
NZL 1.176 .69
USA 1.770

Simmental - Direct Longevity
FRM NLD
FRM 0.487 .77
NLD 0.080