APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for direct longevity of April  2009; 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 0.039 .83 .87 .65 .32 .91 .87 .82
che 0.096 .79 .60 .36 .74 .61 .84
deu 0.169 .38 .29 .68 .77 .81
nld 0.171 .51 .85 .64 .69
nzl 1.621 .50 .38 .32
usa 3.116 .82 .73
ita 0.095 .77
fra 0.457
Guernsey - Direct Longevity
aus can nzl usa gbr
aus 2.838 .66 .75 .62 .63
can 0.040 .55 .88 .92
nzl 1.571 .32 .56
usa 3.082 .86
gbr 0.357
Holstein - Direct Longevity
aus bel can che deu dnk dnr esp fin fra gbr irl isr ita nld nzl swe usa hun chr
aus 1.893 .71 .63 .75 .59 .68 .60 .37 .54 .69 .71 .60 .59 .39 .73 .68 .63 .67 .30 .68
bel 0.155 .74 .75 .77 .72 .55 .49 .54 .66 .85 .79 .59 .46 .67 .60 .74 .74 .39 .70
can 0.039 .86 .89 .81 .77 .84 .65 .70 .87 .88 .60 .82 .60 .54 .78 .92 .72 .78
che 0.085 .88 .82 .79 .72 .77 .76 .84 .81 .65 .62 .78 .48 .69 .83 .45 .91
deu 0.199 .81 .83 .79 .76 .66 .86 .90 .60 .73 .67 .48 .77 .87 .57 .77
dnk 0.074 .79 .75 .84 .77 .82 .70 .65 .69 .71 .48 .75 .86 .55 .79
dnr 0.069 .72 .76 .67 .76 .74 .55 .67 .70 .48 .65 .81 .58 .74
esp 0.182 .72 .58 .72 .74 .51 .81 .51 .46 .56 .83 .72 .62
fin 0.162 .72 .70 .69 .65 .52 .58 .46 .64 .70 .37 .65
fra 0.497 .66 .61 .70 .64 .63 .40 .63 .71 .49 .80
gbr 0.290 .88 .61 .69 .65 .61 .76 .86 .55 .78
irl 2.246 .52 .65 .52 .66 .81 .81 .52 .66
isr 10.252 .49 .67 .33 .57 .63 .36 .57
ita 0.180 .40 .31 .55 .74 .80 .64
nld 0.154 .40 .59 .75 .42 .68
nzl 1.070 .51 .55 .31 .36
swe 0.053 .76 .44 .53
usa 2.519 .74 .73
hun 0.071 .42
chr 0.093
Jersey - Direct Longevity
aus can dnk nld nzl usa gbr
aus 2.263 .32 .29 .30 .55 .65 .30
can 0.031 .51 .58 .32 .74 .76
dnk 0.069 .68 .36 .50 .92
nld 0.163 .50 .70 .64
nzl 0.974 .59 .39
usa 2.735 .67
gbr 0.279
Red - Direct Longevity
aus can deu dnk fin nzl swe usa gbr
aus 2.466 .51 .83 .64 .46 .54 .82 .49 .30
can 0.037 .61 .69 .75 .30 .75 .92 .76
deu 0.174 .89 .67 .36 .85 .67 .39
dnk 0.068 .81 .37 .75 .71 .54
fin 0.153 .42 .58 .76 .77
nzl 1.169 .44 .30 .30
swe 0.047 .81 .32
usa 2.915 .61
gbr 0.313
Simmental - Direct Longevity
frm nld  
frm 0.477 .52  
nld 0.164