Table 2. Information on national evaluations providing data to the Interbull | ||||||
routine evaluation for milk somatic cells, as provided by participating countries | ||||||
proof |
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Country | Breed(s) | h2 | model | unit* |
expression** |
|
Canada | AYS | .25 | AM TD | SCS(2) | TA | |
BSW | .26 | -"- | -"- | -"- | ||
GUE | .33 | -"- | -"- | -"- | ||
HOL | .29 | -"- | -"- | -"- | ||
JER | .26 | -"- | -"- | -"- | ||
Denmark | AYS HOL JER | .11 | SM MT | SCC | TA | |
Estonia | HOL | .12 | AM TD | SCS(2) | RBV(-) | |
Finland | AYS HOL | .15 | AM | SCS(e) | RBV(-) | |
France | BSW HOL | .15 | AM | SCS(2) | RBV(-) | |
Germany | HOL | .20 | AM TD | SCS(2) | BV | |
Israel | HOL | .10 | AM | SCS(2) | TA | |
Italy | HOL | .08 | AM TD | SCS(2) | RBV(-) | |
Netherlands | BSW HOL JER | .15 | AM | SCS(2) | RTA(-) | |
Sweden | AYS HOL | .08 | SM | SCC(10) | RBV(-) | |
Switzerland | HOL | .31 | AM TD | SCS(2) | BV | |
United Kingdom | AYS GUE HOL JER | .11 | AM | SCC(e) | TA | |
United States | AYS BSW GUE HOL JER | .10 | AM | SCS(2) | TA | |
*log-base used indicated within parenthesis | ||||||
**reversed scale, i.e. high values are desirable, indicated within parenthesis |