APPENDIX IX- Annual service fees, 2012

• Table 1 - The annual fees (EUR) for ICAR members subscribing to the Interbull genetic evaluation services for dairy production, conformation, udder health, longevity, calving, female fertility and workability trait groups, as well as to the GEBV validation test, are [1]:

  • Country

    Nº of milk recorded cows (×1 000) [2]

    Production (X)

    Conformation (0.30 X)

    Udder Health (0.15 X)

    Longevity (0.15 X)

    Calving (0.15 X)

    Female Fertility (0.20 X)

    Workability (0.05 X)

    GEBV test (0.20 X)

  Argentina	541	12846	3854	1927	1927	1927	2569	642	2569
  Australia	785	14310	4293	2147	2147	2147	2862	716	2862
  Austria+Germany	3883	25497	7649	3824	3824	3824	5099	1275	5099
  Belgium-Wallonie	71	6982	2095	1047	1047	1047	1396	349	1396
  Canada	711	13866	4160	2080	2080	2080	2773	693	2773
  Chile	125	8600	2580	1290	1290	1290	1720	430	1720
  Croatia	120	8520	2556	1278	1278	1278	1704	426	1704
  Cyprus	2	4084	1225	613	613	613	817	204	817
  Czech Rep	373	11838	3551	1776	1776	1776	2368	592	2368
  Denmark+Finland+Sweden	1051	23804	7141	3571	3571	3571	4761	1190	4761
  Egypt	6	4252	1276	638	638	638	850	213	850
  Estonia	93	7906	2372	1186	1186	1186	1581	395	1581
  France	2562	21232	6370	3185	3185	3185	4246	1062	4246
  Greece	54	6268	1880	940	940	940	1254	313	1254
  Hungary	181	9496	2849	1424	1424	1424	1899	475	1899
  India	3	4126	1238	619	619	619	825	206	825
  Iran	160	9160	2748	1374	1374	1374	1832	458	1832
  Ireland	467	12402	3721	1860	1860	1860	2480	620	2480
  Israel	104	8264	2479	1240	1240	1240	1653	413	1653
  Italy	1344	16976	5093	2546	2546	2546	3395	849	3395
  Japan	566	12996	3899	1949	1949	1949	2599	650	2599
  Latvia	119	8504	2551	1276	1276	1276	1701	425	1701
  Lithuania	150	9000	2700	1350	1350	1350	1800	450	1800
  Luxemburg	33	5386	1616	808	808	808	1077	269	1077
  Mexico	36	5512	1654	827	827	827	1102	276	1102
  Namibia	N/A
  New Zealand	3040	21328	6398	3199	3199	3199	4266	1066	4266
  NLD+Flandres+ Vlaams	1424	17296	5189	2594	2594	2594	3459	865	3459
  Norway	206	9896	2969	1484	1484	1484	1979	495	1979
  Peru	N/A
  Poland	580	13080	3924	1962	1962	1962	2616	654	2616
  Portugal	80	7360	2208	1104	1104	1104	1472	368	1472
  Serbia and Montenegro	N/A
  Slovak Rep	134	8744	2623	1312	1312	1312	1749	437	1749
  Slovenia	85	7570	2271	1136	1136	1136	1514	379	1514
  South African Rep	118	8488	2546	1273	1273	1273	1698	424	1698
  South Korea	144	8904	2671	1336	1336	1336	1781	445	1781
  Spain	521	12726	3818	1909	1909	1909	2545	636	2545
  Sudan	N/A
  Switzerland	451	12306	3692	1846	1846	1846	2461	615	2461
  Taiwan	20	4840	1452	726	726	726	968	242	968
  Tunisia	30	5260	1578	789	789	789	1052	263	1052
  Turkey	974	15444	4633	2317	2317	2317	3089	772	3089
  UK	880	14880	4464	2232	2232	2232	2976	744	2976
  Ukraine	N/A
  Uruguay	78	7276	2183	1091	1091	1091	1455	364	1455
  USA	4478	21616	6485	3242	3242	3242	4323	1081	4323
  Zimbabwe	N/A

• [1] Interbull service fees may change without notice if the number of recorded cows changes.
• [2] Obtained from the ICAR publication “Yearly inquire on the situation of milk recording in member countries”.

  • Table 2 – Service fees for the international genomic evaluation: strata and respective fee per 1000 cows.

• Table 3 – Service fees[3] per country for the international genomic evaluation composed by a fixed base (€2500) plus a variable part related to the size of the cow population.

• [1] Values applicable only to the Brown Swiss populations participating in the Intergenomics project. If other breeds subscribe to genomic evaluations, specific/separate budgets need to be agreed.

• [2] Number of Brown Swiss milk recorded cows in 2011 provided by the World Brown Swiss Federation. This value must be updated annually. [3] Based on Table 2.