APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull test evaluation for direct longevity of August 2008; 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 ita fra
can 0.040 .81 .86 .62 .33 .90 .91 .83
che 0.097 .76 .58 .43 .75 .60 .84
deu 0.168 .34 .28 .66 .70 .80
nld 0.178 .55 .84 .67 .70
nzl 1.566 .53 .46 .32
usa 3.085 .85 .74
ita 0.093 .75
fra 0.465
Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa gbr
aus 2.827 .67 .74 .61 .62
can 0.039 .60 .88 .91
nzl 1.588 .32 .55
usa 3.082 .86
gbr 0.359
Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa hun
aus 1.895 .72 .62 .71 .58 .68 .61 .38 .53 .70 .71 .62 .58 .38 .73 .69 .64 .66 .30
bel 0.156 .76 .78 .79 .74 .59 .52 .57 .67 .86 .81 .65 .47 .69 .61 .77 .74 .37
can 0.038 .85 .89 .81 .76 .85 .63 .70 .87 .88 .68 .81 .58 .54 .78 .92 .74
che 0.084 .90 .83 .79 .77 .79 .80 .83 .83 .76 .63 .77 .44 .71 .83 .45
deu 0.199 .81 .84 .79 .75 .67 .87 .90 .65 .72 .67 .49 .77 .87 .56
dnk 0.078 .77 .75 .84 .78 .82 .70 .73 .69 .72 .49 .76 .86 .55
dnr 0.074 .75 .72 .65 .77 .76 .55 .67 .71 .54 .66 .85 .60
esp 0.181 .70 .59 .72 .74 .56 .81 .52 .46 .57 .85 .73
fin 0.160 .74 .67 .68 .68 .50 .58 .45 .63 .70 .35
fra 0.499 .66 .63 .74 .64 .63 .40 .64 .72 .49
gbr 0.287 .88 .62 .68 .64 .62 .77 .86 .53
irl 2.196 .58 .64 .52 .67 .81 .81 .50
isr 10.173 .54 .67 .33 .63 .64 .33
ita 0.178 .40 .32 .55 .75 .81
nld 0.153 .40 .59 .75 .41
nzl 1.084 .53 .56 .32
swe 0.053 .77 .46
usa 2.520 .75
hun 0.064
Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa gbr
aus 2.242 .32 .29 .30 .55 .65 .30
can 0.031 .47 .54 .32 .75 .74
dnk 0.069 .68 .34 .49 .89
nld 0.163 .49 .70 .61
nzl 0.985 .59 .37
usa 2.733 .68
gbr 0.276
RDC - Direct Longevity
aus can deu dnk fin nzl swe usa gbr
aus 2.480 .49 .83 .63 .47 .53 .81 .49 .30
can 0.036 .62 .71 .78 .30 .75 .93 .75
deu 0.174 .89 .66 .32 .85 .68 .39
dnk 0.068 .81 .36 .76 .72 .54
fin 0.154 .41 .59 .76 .78
nzl 1.182 .44 .30 .30
swe 0.047 .80 .32
usa 2.904 .61
gbr 0.324
Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld  
frm 0.475 .52  
nld 0.162