APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routin evaluation for direct longevity of August 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

Brown Swiss - Direct Longevity
can che deu nld nzl usa
can 0.041 .91 .84 .81 .33 .88
che 0.077 .77 .74 .42 .76
deu 0.166 .53 .29 .64
nld 0.087 .68 .95
nzl 1.565 .54
usa 3.057
Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa gbr
aus 2.801 .69 .70 .61 .62
can 0.041 .57 .88 .90
nzl 1.473 .30 .53
usa 3.063 .84
gbr 0.361
Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa hun
aus 1.869 .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 0.084 .86 .81 .85 .78 .74 .70 .81 .76 .66 .71 .89 .43 .62 .83 .58
deu 0.199 .82 .85 .78 .72 .66 .86 .89 .49 .74 .82 .52 .76 .88 .64
dnk 0.077 .81 .72 .85 .77 .79 .68 .61 .68 .89 .50 .74 .86 .57
dnr 0.074 .71 .71 .66 .79 .76 .44 .60 .78 .52 .68 .84 .59
esp 0.174 .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 0.499 .65 .63 .64 .64 .81 .41 .65 .73 .54
gbr 0.284 .87 .51 .68 .73 .63 .76 .85 .54
irl 2.188 .45 .63 .64 .68 .79 .81 .51
isr 10.115 .45 .73 .33 .50 .56 .37
ita 0.172 .73 .33 .54 .75 .83
nld 0.088 .38 .68 .82 .63
nzl 1.095 .55 .56 .30
swe 0.053 .77 .46
usa 2.512 .75
hun 0.063
Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa gbr
aus 2.238 .36 .29 .31 .54 .66 .31
can 0.031 .37 .45 .31 .74 .69
dnk 0.070 .68 .30 .47 .88
nld 0.090 .31 .54 .61
nzl 0.996 .58 .32
usa 2.747 .65
gbr 0.278
RDC - Direct Longevity
aus can deu dnk fin nzl swe usa gbr
aus 2.459 .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 0.151 .39 .59 .80 .82
nzl 1.168 .46 .30 .30
swe 0.048 .81 .31
usa 2.849 .60
gbr 0.312
Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld
frm 0.477 .59
nld 0.079