APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull test evaluation for direct longevity of May 2006; 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 2.491 .41 .83 .64 .53 .66 .73 .34
can 0.036 .65 .81 .85 .33 .79 .96
deu 0.173 .91 .63 .34 .85 .65
dnk 0.068 .79 .30 .79 .83
fin 0.150 .58 .58 .84
nzl 1.366 .39 .30
swe 0.047 .76
usa 2.841

BrownSwiss - Direct Longevity
can che deu nld nzl usa
can 0.041 .91 .84 .86 .45 .89
che 0.076 .77 .76 .43 .77
deu 0.168 .54 .30 .57
nld 0.088 .59 .96
nzl 1.807 .70
usa 3.014

Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa
aus 2.824 .70 .84 .60
can 0.040 .70 .88
nzl 1.763 .36
usa 3.066

Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa
aus 1.883 .72 .61 .49 .55 .65 .51 .32 .57 .68 .65 .60 .46 .36 .64 .71 .64 .69
bel 0.150 .77 .69 .83 .73 .75 .50 .49 .65 .86 .82 .34 .57 .69 .72 .72 .83
can 0.038 .79 .88 .77 .72 .82 .66 .69 .86 .83 .38 .82 .82 .58 .76 .92
che 0.083 .83 .79 .88 .74 .66 .63 .79 .71 .32 .70 .76 .50 .60 .75
deu 0.199 .82 .83 .76 .67 .65 .86 .86 .35 .77 .81 .57 .73 .85
dnk 0.076 .80 .68 .85 .76 .76 .66 .41 .68 .85 .53 .74 .86
dnr 0.074 .59 .66 .66 .80 .73 .32 .58 .80 .45 .65 .74
esp 0.175 .65 .55 .66 .62 .33 .82 .65 .50 .46 .77
fin 0.161 .76 .57 .64 .46 .54 .75 .50 .63 .70
fra 0.500 .62 .62 .55 .65 .80 .42 .64 .70
gbr 0.283 .85 .40 .70 .68 .66 .74 .86
irl 1.920 .34 .65 .64 .71 .75 .78
isr 10.508 .39 .41 .33 .37 .48
ita 0.174 .70 .35 .53 .73
nld 0.088 .44 .69 .83
nzl 1.230 .58 .69
swe 0.053 .76
usa 2.524

Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa
aus 2.224 .41 .30 .30 .63 .73
can 0.030 .30 .40 .54 .81
dnk 0.069 .71 .49 .31
nld 0.087 .38 .53
nzl 1.165 .71
usa 2.739

Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld
frm 0.484 .68
nld 0.076