APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routin evaluation for direct longevity of May 2007; 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 0.041 .91 .84 .81 .33 .88
che 0.077 .77 .74 .42 .76
deu 0.167 .53 .29 .64
nld 0.088 .68 .95
nzl 1.565 .54
usa 3.047
Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa gbr
aus 2.799 .69 .70 .61 .62
can 0.040 .57 .88 .90
nzl 1.473 .30 .53
usa 3.039 .84
gbr 0.362
Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa hun
aus 1.868 .73 .61 .55 .57 .67 .60 .36 .55 .69 .68 .62 .53 .36 .64 .70 .65 .66 .31
bel 0.154 .77 .72 .82 .75 .70 .53 .58 .67 .86 .81 .59 .51 .76 .65 .76 .75 .43
can 0.039 .83 .89 .79 .77 .83 .65 .69 .86 .84 .55 .81 .83 .55 .77 .91 .76
che 0.083 .86 .81 .85 .78 .74 .70 .81 .76 .66 .71 .89 .43 .62 .83 .58
deu 0.200 .82 .85 .78 .72 .66 .86 .89 .49 .74 .82 .52 .76 .88 .64
dnk 0.076 .81 .72 .85 .77 .79 .68 .61 .68 .89 .50 .74 .86 .57
dnr 0.072 .71 .71 .66 .79 .76 .44 .60 .78 .52 .68 .84 .59
esp 0.176 .68 .58 .69 .71 .46 .81 .72 .48 .53 .85 .71
fin 0.158 .76 .64 .68 .61 .51 .76 .45 .64 .71 .38
fra 0.501 .65 .63 .64 .64 .81 .41 .65 .73 .54
gbr 0.287 .87 .51 .68 .73 .63 .76 .85 .54
irl 2.194 .45 .63 .64 .68 .79 .81 .51
isr 10.326 .45 .73 .33 .50 .56 .37
ita 0.176 .73 .33 .54 .75 .83
nld 0.087 .38 .68 .82 .63
nzl 1.095 .55 .56 .30
swe 0.053 .77 .46
usa 2.538 .75
hun 0.063
Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa gbr
aus 2.247 .36 .29 .31 .54 .66 .31
can 0.030 .37 .45 .31 .74 .69
dnk 0.069 .68 .30 .47 .88
nld 0.087 .31 .54 .61
nzl 0.996 .58 .32
usa 2.755 .65
gbr 0.269
Red - Direct Longevity
aus can deu dnk fin nzl swe usa gbr
aus 2.464 .46 .82 .63 .51 .52 .76 .47 .30
can 0.036 .70 .79 .85 .30 .80 .96 .71
deu 0.173 .88 .66 .30 .85 .73 .40
dnk 0.068 .82 .37 .78 .73 .56
fin 0.150 .39 .59 .80 .82
nzl 1.168 .46 .30 .30
swe 0.048 .81 .31
usa 2.907 .60
gbr 0.311
Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld
frm 0.482 .59
nld 0.077