APPENDIX I
Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above
diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for udder health traits
of August, 2005; sire standard deviation estimates are determinedon a
de-standardized transmitting ability scale.
CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, DEU=Germany, DNK=Denmark, DNR=DanishRed & White
(Holstein evaluation), EST=Estonia, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, FRR=FrenchRed
Holstein (Holstein evaluation), GBR=United Kingdom, NLD=Netherlands,
NOR=Norway, SWE=Sweden, USA=United States, ISR=Israel, ITA=Italy, AUS=Australia,
CHR=Swiss Red Holstein, HUN=Hungary, BEL=Belgium, JPN=Japan, ESP=Spain, ZAF=Rep.
South Africa, NZL=New Zealand.
Run-number: Run1= based on milk somatic cell information from all countries
  with this information available
  Run2= based on clinical mastitis from countries with this
  information available, and on milk somatic cell information
  for all other countries. Note that Run 2 was not carried out
  for BSW and GUE since none of the participating countries
  provided clinical mastitis information
Ayrshire - Run1
CAN DNK FIN GBR SWE USA DEU AUS EST ZAF NZL
CAN 0.264 .88 .93 .94 .93 .96 .90 .88 .89 .89 .78
DNK 0.133 .91 .90 .96 .88 .86 .85 .90 .88 .78
FIN 45.679 .91 .90 .90 .90 .87 .91 .90 .79
GBR 12.558 .92 .92 .92 .91 .92 .90 .83
SWE 0.032 .93 .90 .85 .91 .91 .79
USA 0.218 .87 .81 .91 .90 .78
DEU 0.231 .84 .94 .90 .78
AUS 0.147 .88 .84 .95
EST 0.253 .92 .84
ZAF 0.142 .80
NZL 0.191
Ayrshire - Run2 (clinical mastitis in DNK, FIN, NOR, SWE)
CAN DNK FIN GBR NOR SWE USA DEU AUS EST ZAF NZL
CAN  0.264 .69 .64 .94 .62 .74 .95 .91 .86 .89 .88 .76
DNK 0.100 .86 .70 .73 .91 .77 .70 .70 .68 .76 .51
FIN 0.028 .77 .65 .85 .75 .69 .72 .74 .79 .66
GBR 12.558 .68 .76 .91 .91 .90 .92 .89 .85
NOR 0.094 .69 .76 .58 .70 .67 .60 .65
SWE 0.011 .84 .71 .65 .65 .84 .56
USA 0.218 .87 .82 .90 .90 .75
DEU 0.231 .85 .93 .86 .75
AUS 0.147 .90 .88 .94
EST 0.253 .86 .82
ZAF 0.142 .85
NZL 0.191
Brown Swiss - Run1
CAN FRA NLD USA CHE DEA NZL
CAN 0.245 .94 .92 .93 .95 .92 .76
FRA 0.265 .94 .94 .95 .96 .79
NLD 13.242 .89 .93 .94 .84
USA 0.217 .88 .89 .76
CHE 0.243 .97 .83
DEA 0.742 .77
NZL 0.175
Guernsey - Run1
CAN GBR USA AUS NZL
CAN 0.241 .94 .95 .85 .79
GBR 13.675 .94 .90 .86
USA 0.232 .81 .80
AUS 0.144 .93
NZL 0.268
Holstein - Run1
CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR EST FIN FRA FRR GBR NLD SWE USA ISR ITA AUS CHR HUN BEL JPN ESP ZAF NZL
CAN 0.264 .91 .89 .87 .90 .87 .88 .93 .93 .94 .92 .90 .94 .85 .90 .83 .89 .90 .91 .87 .90 .91 .75
CHE 0.253 .93 .90 .93 .92 .92 .94 .92 .95 .95 .91 .85 .84 .91 .93 .98 .89 .95 .90 .93 .95 .86
DEU 0.235 .85 .88 .94 .86 .93 .92 .92 .95 .91 .87 .80 .93 .83 .93 .91 .95 .85 .93 .90 .77
DNK 0.132 .89 .90 .96 .90 .88 .89 .86 .96 .88 .80 .87 .83 .87 .86 .87 .93 .86 .88 .76
DNR 0.142 .90 .87 .93 .92 .94 .94 .93 .89 .88 .91 .89 .93 .90 .95 .90 .89 .91 .83
EST 0.297 .90 .92 .94 .90 .91 .92 .89 .83 .92 .84 .91 .91 .93 .89 .93 .92 .80
FIN 45.463 .91 .91 .90 .86 .94 .86 .80 .86 .87 .91 .88 .87 .90 .88 .90 .82
FRA 0.289 .95 .96 .94 .93 .91 .83 .92 .88 .95 .92 .95 .90 .94 .91 .79
FRR 0.269 .95 .94 .91 .93 .86 .91 .87 .91 .91 .91 .90 .92 .92 .83
GBR 12.585 .97 .92 .90 .82 .91 .93 .94 .87 .94 .88 .91 .92 .85
NLD 13.637 .91 .87 .82 .88 .91 .93 .87 .95 .88 .90 .91 .84
SWE 0.037 .90 .83 .91 .86 .89 .91 .94 .91 .91 .92 .78
USA 0.222 .92 .92 .77 .86 .93 .89 .89 .91 .90 .75
ISR 0.258 .90 .75 .83 .87 .87 .81 .88 .87 .77
ITA 0.218 .80 .93 .94 .95 .85 .96 .92 .75
AUS 0.137 .91 .76 .90 .83 .84 .91 .94
CHR 0.235 .91 .95 .87 .93 .92 .86
HUN 0.228 .91 .85 .93 .89 .75
BEL 0.235 .88 .95 .94 .82
JPN 0.211 .87 .89 .75
ESP 0.229 .97 .76
ZAF 0.136 .84
NZL 0.194
Holstein - Run2
CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR EST FIN FRA FRR GBR NLD SWE USA ISR ITA AUS CHR HUN BEL JPN ESP ZAF NZL
CAN 0.264 .90 .89 .68 .66 .88 .76 .93 .91 .94 .93 .82 .94 .84 .90 .83 .89 .90 .93 .87 .90 .91 .75
CHE 0.253 .93 .67 .65 .91 .78 .94 .91 .95 .95 .77 .86 .84 .90 .94 .97 .89 .96 .89 .93 .94 .89
DEU 0.235 .69 .60 .91 .70 .93 .91 .92 .94 .81 .87 .82 .93 .83 .93 .90 .96 .85 .94 .90 .75
DNK 0.081 .79 .78 .87 .72 .69 .67 .67 .95 .77 .75 .77 .55 .63 .70 .75 .63 .75 .73 .47
DNR 0.081 .74 .82 .75 .73 .69 .65 .78 .78 .77 .75 .64 .66 .68 .75 .71 .70 .72 .61
EST 0.297 .78 .92 .96 .90 .91 .82 .91 .87 .91 .85 .89 .90 .93 .89 .92 .93 .80
FIN 0.030 .76 .74 .75 .79 .91 .79 .80 .76 .75 .75 .71 .84 .70 .78 .82 .68
FRA 0.289 .94 .96 .94 .82 .91 .83 .92 .87 .93 .92 .95 .90 .94 .91 .78
FRR 0.269 .94 .94 .77 .91 .88 .91 .86 .89 .90 .92 .91 .92 .92 .81
GBR 12.585 .97 .78 .89 .81 .90 .92 .93 .87 .94 .88 .91 .92 .85
NLD 13.637 .80 .87 .82 .88 .91 .94 .86 .95 .88 .90 .91 .83
SWE 0.014 .85 .81 .85 .65 .75 .81 .86 .70 .84 .81 .56
USA 0.222 .91 .92 .77 .86 .93 .91 .89 .91 .90 .75
ISR 0.258 .89 .75 .81 .87 .88 .81 .88 .87 .76
ITA 0.218 .78 .92 .94 .95 .85 .96 .92 .75
AUS 0.137 .91 .76 .90 .86 .84 .92 .95
CHR 0.235 .90 .96 .87 .93 .91 .87
HUN 0.228 .90 .85 .94 .89 .75
BEL 0.235 .89 .95 .95 .83
JPN 0.211 .87 .89 .78
ESP 0.229 .96 .77
ZAF 0.136 .85
NZL 0.194
Jersey - Run1
CAN DNK GBR NLD USA AUS ZAF NZL
CAN  0.220 .87 .90 .92 .93 .80 .88 .76
DNK 0.130 .88 .87 .87 .83 .86 .76
GBR 11.821 .96 .91 .89 .87 .79
NLD 13.123 .88 .90 .88 .80
USA 0.208 .77 .89 .75
AUS 0.133 .85 .95
ZAF 0.121 .77
NZL 0.186
Jersey - Run2 (clinicalmastitis in DNK)
CAN DNK GBR NLD USA AUS ZAF NZL
CAN 0.220 .59 .90 .92 .93 .79 .88 .76
DNK 0.056 .59 .66 .62 .55 .54 .45
GBR 11.821 .95 .92 .87 .87 .78
NLD 13.123 .88 .91 .88 .80
USA 0.208 .78 .89 .75
AUS 0.133 .84 .94
ZAF 0.121 .77
NZL 0.186
Simmental - Run1
FRM FRA ITA NLD CHE
FRM 0.518 .93 .93 .91 .90
FRA 0.438 .92 .94 .93
ITA 0.172 .88 .87
NLD 12.453 .94
CHE 0.237