APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for udder health traits of November,  2006; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a de-standardized transmitting ability scale.

CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, DEU=Germany, DFS=Denmark,Finland + Sweden, DNR=Danish Red & White (Holstein evaluation), EST=Estonia, FRA=France, FRR=French Red Holstein (Holstein evaluation), GBR=United Kingdom, NLD=Netherlands, NOR=Norway, 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 information.

BrownSwiss - Run1
can fra nld usa che deu nzl
can 0.252 .93 .91 .92 .94 .92 .76
fra 0.263 .95 .94 .96 .95 .80
nld 13.148 .89 .94 .94 .84
usa 0.216 .88 .89 .76
che 0.243 .97 .83
deu 0.718 .79
nzl 0.190
Guernsey - Run1
can gbr usa aus nzl
can 0.240 .94 .95 .85 .79
gbr 12.986 .93 .91 .86
usa 0.232 .80 .80
aus 0.144 .93
nzl 0.283

Holstein - Run1
can che deu dnk dnr est fra frr gbr nld usa isr ita aus chr hun bel jpn esp zaf nzl irl cze
can 0.265 .90 .90 .88 .89 .87 .92 .93 .93 .93 .94 .84 .91 .82 .89 .89 .91 .88 .90 .88 .75 .88 .85
che 0.254 .94 .91 .91 .89 .95 .91 .95 .95 .86 .84 .92 .92 .97 .88 .96 .86 .94 .92 .86 .96 .86
deu 0.234 .91 .87 .90 .94 .93 .93 .96 .87 .79 .94 .84 .93 .90 .96 .85 .94 .88 .79 .94 .90
dnk 0.074 .97 .87 .94 .92 .93 .92 .89 .83 .91 .87 .88 .89 .93 .91 .92 .89 .81 .92 .87
dnr 0.142 .87 .93 .93 .94 .93 .90 .85 .89 .88 .90 .89 .93 .92 .89 .89 .81 .90 .87
est 0.267 .89 .92 .87 .87 .91 .88 .87 .82 .88 .87 .91 .88 .92 .90 .82 .86 .89
fra 0.292 .96 .97 .94 .91 .83 .92 .88 .93 .91 .95 .91 .94 .90 .80 .93 .86
frr 0.270 .95 .95 .93 .84 .90 .84 .89 .91 .92 .92 .93 .89 .80 .90 .90
gbr 12.567 .97 .90 .79 .90 .93 .94 .88 .94 .90 .92 .92 .86 .96 .85
nld 13.699 .87 .76 .89 .91 .94 .87 .95 .87 .90 .87 .85 .95 .85
usa 0.222 .90 .91 .76 .85 .93 .89 .89 .91 .89 .75 .84 .86
isr 0.258 .88 .74 .83 .89 .86 .78 .88 .86 .76 .80 .85
ita 0.225 .79 .91 .93 .95 .85 .96 .92 .75 .90 .89
aus 0.137 .91 .77 .88 .84 .83 .87 .95 .94 .76
chr 0.241 .86 .95 .86 .89 .88 .88 .95 .88
hun 0.253 .92 .85 .92 .90 .75 .88 .87
bel 0.239 .87 .94 .93 .81 .95 .90
jpn 0.210 .86 .87 .77 .84 .85
esp 0.230 .96 .77 .91 .89
zaf 0.128 .81 .92 .88
nzl 0.202 .90 .75
irl 0.113 .87
cze 25.667
Holstein - Run2 (clinical mastitis in DNK, DNR, FIN, SWE)
can che deu dnk dnr est fra frr gbr nld usa isr ita aus chr hun bel jpn esp zaf nzl irl cze
can 0.265 .90 .90 .75 .69 .87 .92 .93 .93 .93 .94 .84 .91 .82 .89 .89 .91 .88 .90 .88 .75 .88 .85
che 0.254 .94 .72 .69 .88 .95 .91 .95 .95 .86 .85 .92 .92 .97 .88 .96 .86 .94 .92 .86 .96 .86
deu 0.234 .79 .72 .90 .94 .93 .93 .96 .87 .79 .94 .84 .93 .90 .96 .85 .94 .88 .79 .94 .90
dnk 0.027 .95 .73 .77 .81 .75 .76 .81 .67 .82 .64 .68 .79 .83 .69 .81 .80 .60 .78 .72
dnr 0.081 .74 .74 .78 .73 .71 .78 .71 .78 .68 .68 .75 .79 .70 .77 .80 .69 .78 .73
est 0.267 .89 .91 .86 .86 .90 .87 .87 .82 .87 .87 .89 .88 .93 .90 .82 .86 .89
fra 0.292 .95 .97 .94 .91 .83 .92 .88 .93 .91 .95 .91 .94 .90 .80 .93 .86
frr 0.270 .94 .95 .94 .83 .90 .84 .89 .91 .92 .92 .93 .89 .80 .90 .90
gbr 12.567 .97 .90 .79 .90 .93 .94 .88 .94 .90 .92 .92 .86 .96 .85
nld 13.699 .87 .76 .89 .91 .94 .87 .95 .87 .90 .88 .85 .95 .85
usa 0.222 .89 .91 .76 .85 .93 .89 .89 .91 .89 .75 .84 .86
isr 0.258 .88 .74 .84 .89 .84 .78 .88 .86 .76 .80 .85
ita 0.225 .79 .91 .93 .95 .85 .96 .93 .75 .90 .89
aus 0.137 .92 .77 .88 .83 .83 .87 .95 .94 .76
chr 0.241 .86 .96 .86 .89 .88 .88 .94 .88
hun 0.253 .92 .85 .92 .90 .75 .88 .87
bel 0.239 .86 .94 .93 .81 .95 .90
jpn 0.210 .86 .87 .77 .83 .85
esp 0.230 .96 .77 .91 .89
zaf 0.128 .81 .92 .88
nzl 0.202 .90 .75
irl 0.113 .87
cze 25.667

Jersey - Run1
can dnk gbr nld usa aus zaf nzl
can 0.225 .88 .90 .92 .93 .79 .87 .76
dnk 0.129 .89 .90 .88 .82 .87 .78
gbr 11.539 .96 .90 .89 .88 .81
nld 13.074 .88 .90 .89 .82
usa 0.207 .77 .89 .75
aus 0.133 .86 .95
zaf 0.010 .77
nzl 0.194
Jersey - Run2 (clinical mastitis in DNK)
can dnk gbr nld usa aus zaf nzl
can 0.225 .64 .90 .92 .93 .78 .87 .76
dnk 0.055 .62 .72 .70 .54 .58 .48
gbr 11.539 .96 .91 .88 .87 .80
nld 13.074 .88 .90 .88 .81
usa 0.207 .77 .89 .75
aus 0.133 .85 .94
zaf 0.010 .77
nzl 0.194

Red - Run1
can dnk gbr nor usa deu aus est zaf nzl
can 0.266 .92 .95 .90 .95 .90 .87 .89 .89 .79
dnk 0.072 .91 .87 .90 .91 .87 .91 .84 .85
gbr 12.513 .91 .92 .92 .90 .88 .91 .84
nor 0.015 .90 .93 .86 .89 .87 .86
usa 0.215 .87 .81 .90 .90 .79
deu 0.219 .84 .92 .88 .80
aus 0.146 .92 .85 .95
est 0.205 .87 .89
zaf 0.169 .81
nzl 0.200
Red - Run2 (clinical mastitis in DNK, FIN, NOR, SWE)
can dnk gbr nor usa deu aus est zaf nzl
can 0.266 .69 .94 .71 .95 .90 .86 .87 .89 .78
dnk 0.025 .74 .78 .76 .73 .55 .57 .66 .55
gbr 12.513 .72 .91 .92 .89 .86 .91 .83
nor 0.015 .81 .68 .75 .84 .77 .81
usa 0.215 .87 .81 .88 .90 .77
deu 0.219 .85 .87 .88 .78
aus 0.146 .94 .85 .94
est 0.205 .89 .91
zaf 0.169 .81
nzl 0.200

Simmental - Run1
frm fra ita nld che deu hun cze
frm 0.262 .92 .95 .89 .92 .93 .92 .90
fra 0.221 .92 .94 .94 .91 .91 .87
ita 0.174 .88 .89 .93 .93 .90
nld 12.598 .93 .94 .87 .86
che 0.240 .95 .89 .87
deu 0.700 .91 .86
hun 0.061 .88
cze 26.663