APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull test evaluation for direct longevity 
of November 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, HUN= Hungary, IRL=Ireland, ISR=Israel, ITA=Italy, NZL=New Zealand, SWE=Sweden, NLD=Netherlands, USA=United States

BrownSwiss - Direct Longevity
can che deu nld nzl usa
can 0.043 .90 .84 .83 .45 .88
che 0.076 .77 .74 .42 .76
deu 0.169 .52 .29 .59
nld 0.089 .59 .95
nzl 1.962 .70
usa 3.064
Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa gbr
aus 2.824 .70 .84 .61 .62
can 0.040 .68 .88 .89
nzl 1.993 .36 .53
usa 3.047 .84
gbr 0.367
Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa hun
aus 1.883 .74 .61 .53 .56 .66 .55 .34 .58 .69 .67 .61 .53 .36 .64 .71 .64 .68 .32
bel 0.150 .78 .72 .83 .75 .74 .53 .55 .67 .86 .81 .54 .54 .76 .72 .75 .82 .47
can 0.038 .81 .88 .78 .76 .83 .67 .69 .86 .83 .55 .82 .84 .59 .76 .92 .76
che 0.084 .85 .81 .86 .76 .73 .67 .80 .74 .66 .71 .89 .50 .62 .77 .59
deu 0.199 .82 .84 .78 .70 .65 .86 .88 .43 .76 .82 .57 .74 .86 .66
dnk 0.077 .81 .70 .85 .77 .78 .67 .53 .68 .89 .53 .74 .86 .57
dnr 0.077 .65 .69 .67 .81 .79 .40 .60 .78 .45 .67 .79 .57
esp 0.175 .68 .56 .67 .70 .41 .81 .72 .50 .50 .79 .71
fin 0.161 .76 .60 .67 .56 .53 .75 .50 .64 .70 .42
fra 0.501 .64 .62 .62 .64 .81 .42 .64 .70 .55
gbr 0.284 .87 .45 .68 .73 .66 .75 .85 .55
irl 2.194 .40 .63 .64 .69 .78 .80 .53
isr 10.508 .42 .74 .33 .44 .48 .37
ita 0.173 .72 .35 .53 .74 .84
nld 0.088 .44 .68 .81 .63
nzl 1.305 .58 .66 .31
swe 0.053 .76 .45
usa 2.526 .77
hun 0.063
Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa gbr
aus 2.224 .38 .28 .31 .63 .70 .31
can 0.030 .37 .42 .53 .80 .65
dnk 0.069 .66 .46 .39 .84
nld 0.087 .40 .52 .64
nzl 1.242 .70 .33
usa 2.751 .64
gbr 0.280
Red - Direct Longevity
aus can deu dnk fin nzl swe usa gbr
aus 2.494 .43 .83 .63 .53 .66 .74 .38 .30
can 0.036 .69 .82 .86 .33 .80 .96 .70
deu 0.173 .90 .66 .34 .84 .67 .43
dnk 0.068 .82 .30 .78 .83 .64
fin 0.151 .58 .60 .83 .85
nzl 1.455 .39 .30 .30
swe 0.048 .77 .31
usa 2.839 .61
gbr 0.322
Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld
frm 0.482 .59
nld 0.076