APPENDIX I
Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above
diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for udder health traits
of November, 2005; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a
de-standardized transmitting ability scale.
CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, DEU=Germany, DNK=Denmark, DNR=Danish Red & White
(Holstein evaluation), EST=Estonia, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, FRR=French Red
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 Run2 was not carried out
for BSW and GUE since none of the participating countries
provided clinical mastitis in formation.
Ayrshire - Run 1
CAN DNK FIN GBR NOR SWE USA DEU AUS EST ZAF NZL
CAN 0.262 .88 .92 .95 .89 .93 .96 .90 .87 .91 .88 .78
DNK 0.132 .92 .90 .91 .96 .88 .86 .85 .88 .89 .79
FIN 45.702 .91 .91 .91 .90 .90 .87 .91 .90 .80
GBR 12.381 .91 .92 .92 .92 .90 .88 .90 .83
NOR 0.095 .88 .91 .90 .86 .91 .91 .86
SWE 0.032 .93 .90 .85 .89 .91 .80
USA 0.218 .87 .81 .92 .90 .78
DEU 0.220 .84 .92 .90 .78
AUS 0.146 .89 .84 .95
EST 0.252 .92 .84
ZAF 0.139 .80
NZL 0.191
Ayrshire - Run 2 (clinical mastitis in DNK, FIN, NOR, SWE)
CAN DNK FIN GBR NOR SWE USA DEU AUS EST ZAF NZL
CAN 0.262 .69 .64 .94 .63 .74 .95 .90 .86 .89 .88 .76
DNK 0.100 .85 .70 .72 .90 .77 .69 .68 .63 .74 .53
FIN 0.028 .77 .66 .85 .74 .68 .69 .69 .81 .62
GBR 12.381 .67 .77 .91 .91 .89 .89 .90 .84
NOR 0.095 .67 .75 .60 .69 .71 .74 .69
SWE 0.011 .84 .71 .63 .63 .84 .56
USA 0.218 .87 .82 .90 .90 .76
DEU 0.220 .85 .91 .89 .76
AUS 0.146 .88 .83 .94
EST 0.252 .90 .82
ZAF 0.139 .80
NZL 0.191
Brown Swiss - Run1
CAN FRA NLD USA CHE DEA NZL
CAN 0.248 .94 .91 .92 .94 .92 .76
FRA 0.266 .94 .94 .96 .96 .80
NLD 13.528 .89 .94 .94 .84
USA 0.217 .88 .89 .77
CHE 0.243 .97 .83
DEA 0.710 .78
NZL 0.175
Guernsey - Run 1
CAN GBR USA AUS NZL
CAN 0.239 .94 .95 .85 .79
GBR 13.500 .93 .91 .86
USA 0.233 .81 .80
AUS 0.144 .93
NZL 0.268
Holstein - Run 1
CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR EST FIN FRA FRR GBR NLD SWE USA ISR ITA AUS CHR HUN BEL JPN ESP ZAF NZL IRL
CAN 0.266 .91 .89 .86 .91 .90 .88 .93 .91 .93 .93 .90 .94 .85 .90 .83 .89 .90 .92 .88 .90 .91 .75 .88
CHE .255 .94 .90 .93 .90 .91 .95 .91 .95 .95 .92 .85 .81 .92 .93 .98 .89 .96 .88 .93 .93 .85 .96
DEU 0.234 .85 .87 .90 .86 .93 .92 .92 .95 .91 .87 .78 .93 .83 .94 .91 .95 .85 .93 .90 .78 .93
DNK 0.131 .89 .90 .97 .90 .88 .89 .86 .96 .87 .78 .85 .83 .88 .85 .87 .93 .86 .89 .78 .86
DNR 0.142 .91 .87 .93 .93 .95 .95 .92 .89 .85 .90 .89 .93 .89 .95 .90 .88 .92 .83 .90
EST 0.286 .89 .91 .96 .87 .91 .92 .92 .84 .87 .84 .89 .90 .92 .89 .90 .92 .80 .86
FIN 45.408 .91 .88 .89 .86 .95 .87 .78 .86 .86 .89 .87 .88 .89 .87 .90 .81 .88
FRA 0.290 .95 .97 .94 .93 .91 .81 .92 .88 .93 .91 .95 .90 .93 .92 .80 .93
FRR 0.268 .92 .95 .91 .92 .82 .87 .86 .89 .91 .92 .91 .91 .92 .82 .88
GBR 12.571 .97 .92 .89 .81 .90 .92 .94 .87 .94 .88 .91 .92 .85 .96
NLD 13.615 .91 .87 .78 .88 .91 .94 .87 .95 .88 .90 .91 .84 .94
SWE 0.037 .90 .82 .90 .85 .90 .92 .94 .91 .91 .93 .77 .91
USA 0.222 .92 .91 .76 .85 .93 .89 .89 .91 .91 .75 .84
ISR 0.258 .88 .75 .82 .87 .86 .80 .86 .86 .77 .81
ITA 0.219 .79 .91 .93 .95 .85 .96 .93 .75 .89
AUS 0.137 .89 .77 .89 .83 .83 .90 .94 .95
CHR 0.238 .88 .96 .86 .92 .89 .84 .94
HUN 0.208 .92 .85 .93 .89 .75 .87
BEL 0.235 .88 .94 .95 .81 .96
JPN 0.210 .86 .89 .76 .84
ESP 0.229 .96 .76 .91
ZAF 0.136 .83 .93
NZL 0.194 .89
IRL 0.163
Holstein - Run 2
CAN CHE DEU DNK DNR EST FIN FRA FRR GBR NLD SWE USA ISR ITA AUS CHR HUN BEL JPN ESP ZAF NZL IRL
CAN 0.266 .91 .89 .70 .70 .89 .75 .93 .90 .93 .93 .82 .94 .84 .90 .83 .89 .90 .92 .88 .90 .91 .75 .88
CHE 0.255 .94 .68 .71 .91 .76 .95 .91 .95 .95 .78 .85 .82 .92 .92 .97 .88 .96 .88 .93 .93 .85 .96
DEU 0.234 .69 .67 .89 .69 .93 .92 .92 .95 .82 .87 .78 .93 .84 .94 .91 .95 .85 .93 .90 .78 .93
DNK 0.081 .83 .76 .77 .73 .67 .68 .65 .95 .78 .71 .77 .55 .65 .70 .75 .61 .75 .73 .52 .71
DNR 0.081 .78 .77 .76 .73 .73 .68 .82 .79 .79 .79 .74 .71 .74 .80 .73 .75 .81 .74 .77
EST 0.286 .79 .91 .96 .87 .90 .82 .91 .86 .87 .83 .89 .89 .91 .89 .90 .92 .79 .87
FIN 0.032 .74 .76 .76 .78 .84 .75 .66 .73 .72 .77 .71 .81 .71 .76 .80 .66 .74
FRA 0.290 .95 .97 .94 .81 .91 .82 .92 .89 .93 .91 .95 .90 .93 .92 .80 .93
FRR 0.268 .92 .95 .79 .91 .82 .88 .86 .90 .91 .92 .91 .91 .92 .82 .88
GBR 12.571 .97 .79 .89 .81 .90 .92 .94 .87 .94 .88 .91 .92 .85 .96
NLD 13.615 .80 .87 .78 .88 .91 .94 .87 .95 .88 .90 .91 .84 .94
SWE 0.014 .86 .78 .85 .68 .75 .81 .87 .70 .84 .82 .63 .81
USA 0.222 .91 .92 .76 .85 .93 .89 .89 .91 .90 .75 .84
ISR 0.258 .88 .75 .81 .87 .85 .80 .86 .86 .77 .81
ITA 0.219 .79 .91 .93 .95 .85 .96 .93 .75 .89
AUS 0.137 .89 .77 .89 .83 .83 .90 .94 .95
CHR 0.238 .88 .95 .86 .92 .89 .84 .93
HUN 0.208 .92 .85 .93 .89 .75 .87
BEL 0.235 .88 .94 .95 .82 .96
JPN 0.210 .86 .89 .76 .84
ESP 0.229 .96 .76 .91
ZAF 0.136 .83 .93
NZL 0.194 .89
IRL 0.163
Jersey - Run1
CAN DNK GBR NLD USA AUS ZAF NZL
CAN 0.220 .87 .90 .92 .93 .79 .88 .76
DNK 0.130 .88 .87 .87 .83 .87 .77
GBR 11.681 .96 .91 .89 .88 .80
NLD 12.627 .88 .90 .88 .80
USA 0.207 .77 .90 .75
AUS 0.133 .85 .95
ZAF 0.121 .77
NZL 0.186
Jersey - Run2 (clinical mastitis 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 .54 .55 .45
GBR 11.681 .95 .92 .87 .87 .79
NLD 12.627 .88 .90 .88 .80
USA 0.207 .77 .89 .75
AUS 0.133 .84 .94
ZAF 0.121 .77
NZL 0.186
Simmental - Run1
FRM FRA ITA NLD CHE DEA HUN
FRM 0.260 .92 .94 .90 .91 .93 .92
FRA 0.222 .92 .94 .93 .91 .92
ITA 0.174 .88 .87 .93 .93
NLD 12.213 .94 .94 .87
CHE 0.239 .94 .90
DEA 0.697 .91
HUN 0.074