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  Table 2. Information on national evaluations 
  providing data to the Interbull | 
  
 
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  test evaluation for milk somatic cells, as provided by participating countries | 
  
 
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  Country | 
  Breed(s)* | 
  Parities | 
  h2 | 
  Model | 
  unit** | 
  Expression*** | 
 
 
  
   
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  Australia | 
  RDC GUE HOL JER | 
  3 | 
  .200 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCC(10) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Belgium(1) | 
  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .135 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Canada | 
  RDC | 
  3 | 
  .260 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  BSW | 
  3 | 
  .260 | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  GUE | 
  3 | 
  .280 | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .240 | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  JER | 
  3 | 
  .270 | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  Denmark(2) | 
  HOL,RDC | 
  1 | 
  .150 | 
  SM MT ML | 
  SCC | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  JER | 
  1 | 
  .110 | 
  SM MT | 
  SCC | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  Denmark | 
  RHOL | 
  1 | 
  .110 | 
  SM MT | 
  SCC | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  Estonia | 
  RDC | 
  3 | 
  .120 | 
  AM TD RR ML ST | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .230 | 
  AM TD RR ML ST | 
  SCS(2) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  France | 
  BSW HOL RHOL SIM MON | 
  3 | 
  .150 | 
  AM | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  Germany(3) | 
  HOL RDC | 
  3 | 
  .230 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  BSW SIM | 
  3 | 
  .200 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  Hungary | 
  HOL SIM | 
  3 | 
  .150 | 
  AM | 
  SCC(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Israel | 
  HOL | 
  5 | 
  .433 | 
  AM MT | 
  SCS(2) | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  Italy | 
  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .205 | 
  AM TD ML RR | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  SIM,BSW | 
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  .080 | 
  TDM | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Japan | 
  HOL | 
  1 | 
  .082 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Netherlands(4) | 
  BSW HOL JER SIM | 
  3 | 
  .350 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  T(+) | 
 
 
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  New Zealand | 
  RDC BSW HOL JER GUE | 
  3 | 
  .151 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCC(2) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  Norway | 
  RDC | 
  3 | 
  .136 | 
  AM | 
  SCS | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  Spain | 
  HOL | 
  5 | 
  .175 | 
  AM | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  Switzerland | 
  BSW | 
  3 | 
  .270 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  B(+) | 
 
 
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  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .240 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(2) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  RHOL | 
  3 | 
  .270 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCC(2) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  SIM | 
  3 | 
  .270 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCC(2) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  United Kingdom | 
  RDC GUE HOL JER | 
  5 | 
  .110 | 
  AM | 
  SCC(e) | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  United States | 
  RDC BSW GUE HOL JER | 
  5 | 
  .120 | 
  AM RP ST | 
  SCS(2) | 
  T(-) | 
 
 
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  Rep. South Afr | 
  JER | 
  3 | 
  .053 | 
  AM TD ST RP FR | 
  SCC(e) | 
  B(-) | 
 
 
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  HOL | 
  3 | 
  .062 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCC(e) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  RDC | 
  3 | 
  .081 | 
  AM TD | 
  SCS(e) | 
  -"- | 
 
 
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  *    RHOL = Red Holstein | 
 
 
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  **   log-base used indicated within parenthesis | 
 
 
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  ***  B+ = Breeding Value, high values desirable; B- = Breeding Value, low values desirable | 
 
 
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  T+ = Transmitting Ability, high values desirable; T- = Transmitting Ability, low values desirable. | 
 
 
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  **** The official BVs were only multiplied by 10 for AUS instead of 10 00 to fit | 
 
 
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  the 036 file format | 
 
 
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  (1)  Walloon part of Belgium | 
 
 
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  (2)  Denmark, Finland and Sweden | 
 
 
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  (3)  Germany and Austria | 
 
 
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  (4)  The Netherlands and the Flemish part of Belgium | 
 
 
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