APPENDIX I

Estimated sire standard deviation (diagonal) and genetic correlations (above

diagonal) considered in the Interbull routine evaluation for udder health traits

of August 2001; sire standard deviation estimates are determined on a

de-standar dized transmitting ability scale.

CAN=Can, 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=Nor, SWE=Sweden, USA=United States

Run-numb

Run1

=based on milk somatic cell in formation 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 mastit is in formation.

Ayrshire - Run1

CAN

DNK

FIN

GBR

SWE

USA

CAN

0.276

.83

.81

.80

.93

.95

DNK

0.129

.75

.77

.91

.80

FIN

0.161

.82

.78

GBR

11.3

.76

.80

SWE

0.063

.84

USA

0.217

Ayrshire - Run2 (clinical mastitisin DNK, FIN, NOR, SWE)

CAN

DNK

FIN

GBR

NOR

SWE

USA

CAN

0.276

.48

.52

.80

.44

.80

.95

DNK

0.041

.44

.42

.69

.77

.46

FIN

0.024

.69

.47

.75

.50

GBR

11.3

.47

.63

.80

NOR

0.093

.66

.38

SWE

0.020

.71

USA

0.217

Brown Swiss - Run1

CAN

FRA

NLD

USA

CAN

0.252

.89

.83

.87

FRA

0.257

.89

.97

NLD

0.382

.89

USA

0.210

Guernsey - Run1

CAN

GBR

USA

CAN

0.251

.80

.84

GBR

12.8

.81

USA

0.224

Holstein - Run1

CAN

CHE

DEU

DNK

DNR

EST

FIN

FRA

FRR

GBR

NLD

SWE

USA

CAN

0.264

.92

.87

.86

.91

.92

.93

.83

.92

.95

.92

.94

CHE

0.252

.96

.89

.90

.93

.96

.93

.94

.97

.89

.93

DEU

0.251

.85

.90

.89

.92

.88

.93

.88

DNK

0.126

.86

.88

.89

.86

.88

.89

.95

.86

DNR

0.126

.86

.81

.90

.83

.88

.90

.87

.88

EST

0.300

.86

.93

.83

.92

.91

.90

FIN

0.162

.92

.83

.90

.92

.87

.89

FRA

0.278

.83

.96

.92

FRR

0.262

.84

.93

.84

.83

GBR

12.0

.96

.87

.88

NLD

0.470

.92

.90

SWE

0.069

.89

USA

0.221

Holstein - Run2 (clinical mastitis in DNK, DNR, FIN, SWE)

CAN

CHE

DEU

DNK

DNR

EST

FIN

FRA

FRR

GBR

NLD

SWE

USA

CAN

0.264

.93

.88

.62

.64

.91

.74

.93

.82

.92

.95

.71

.93

CHE

0.252

.96

.69

.64

.91

.72

.95

.91

.93

.97

.67

.92

DEU

0.251

.60

.61

.89

.71

.92

.87

.88

.94

.56

.88

DNK

0.041

.82

.54

.66

.55

.43

.50

.55

.87

.60

DNR

0.041

.49

.71

.57

.35

.56

.75

.58

EST

0.300

.56

.93

.83

.92

.90

.53

.91

FIN

0.032

.71

.46

.68

.72

.70

.57

FRA

0.278

.83

.97

.96

.52

.92

FRR

0.262

.84

.93

.47

.83

GBR

12.0

.96

.49

.88

NLD

0.470

.59

.90

SWE

0.022

.62

USA

0.221

Jersey - Run1

CAN

DNK

GBR

NLD

USA

CAN

0.223

.75

.81

.80

.83

DNK

0.128

.88

.78

.76

GBR

12.1

.79

.95

NLD

0.527

.83

USA

0.206

Jersey - Run2 (clinical mastitis inDNK)

CAN

DNK

GBR

NLD

USA

CAN

0.223

.45

.81

.80

.83

DNK

0.028

.47

.60

.49

GBR

12.1

.79

.95

NLD

0.527

.83

USA

0.206