## page was renamed from Calving {{attachment:ibc_logo.jpg}} Download the MS-Word version '''HERE '''[[attachment:Form_VAL_CA.rtf]] '''Form VAL_CA''' '''DESCRIPTION OF TREND VALIDATION RESULTS FOR CALVING TRAITS'''''' ''' ||'''Country (or countries):''' || || ||'''Breed(s):''' || || ||'''DATE:''' || || ||'''Indicate whether this information is provided for test or routine international evaluation:''' ||Test run Routine run || ||||||Please provide the expected correlation between results of this national evaluation (let YYYY be the year of this evaluation) and the last routine genetic evaluation run in year YYYY-4 (for trend validation; usual estimates .95 - .99) || || ||Direct calving ease: || || || ||Maternal calving ease: || || || ||Direct stillbirth || || || ||Maternal stillbirth || || ||||||||||||Indicate genetic trend validation results || |||||||||||| || ||||'''Method 2''' |||| || || || || ||||If not applied, explain reasons: |||||| || || ||||||If applied, provide: ||||__Daughter deviation yearly change__ || |||| |||| ||Estimate ||S.E. of estimate || |||| ||||Direct calving ease: || || || |||| ||||Maternal calving ease: || || || |||| ||||Direct stillbirth: || || || |||| ||||Maternal stillbirth: || || || |||| |||| || || || ||||'''Method 3''' |||| || || || || ||||If not applied, explain reasons: |||||| || || ||||||If applied, provide: ||||__Effect of new daughters__ || |||| |||| ||Estimate ||S.E. of estimate || |||| ||||Direct calving ease: || || || |||| ||||Maternal calving ease: || || || |||| ||||Direct stillbirth: || || || |||| ||||Maternal stillbirth: || || ||