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DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL GENETIC EVALUATION SYSTEMS

Country (or countries)
Main trait group¹ NOTE! Only one trait group per form!
Breed(s)
Trait definition(s) and unit(s) of measurement² Attach an appendix if needed
Method of measuring and collecting data
Time period for data inclusion
Age groups (e.g. parities) included
Other criteria (data edits) for inclusion of records
Criteria for extension of records (if applicable)
Sire categories
Environmental effects³, pre-adjustments
Method (model) of genetic evaluation³
Environmental effects³ in the genetic evaluation model
Adjustment for heterogeneous variance in evaluation model
Use of genetic groups and relationships
Blending of foreign/Interbull information in evaluation
Genetic parameters in the evaluation	Use Appendix GE for heritability/genetic variance estimates; for multiple-trait genetic evaluations, provide genetic correlation estimates between traits separately.Use also appendices PR, CO, BCO, SM, LO, CA, as applicable, if you participate in the international genetic evaluations of Interbull
System validation
Expression of genetic evaluations If standardised (e.g. RBV), give standardisation formula in the appendix
Definition of genetic reference baseNext base change
Calculation of reliability
Criteria for official publication of evaluations
Number of evaluations / publications per year
Use in total merit index⁴
Anticipated changes in the near future
Key reference on methodology applied
Key organisation: name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, web site

1) Either: Production (e.g. milk, fat, protein), Conformation, Health (e.g. mastitis resistance, milk somatic cell, resistance to diseases other than mastitis), Longevity, Calving (e.g. stillbirth, calving ease), Female fertility (e.g. non-return rate, interval between reproductive events, number of AI’s, heat strength), Workability (e.g. milking speed, temperament), Beef production, Efficiency (e.g. body weight, energy balance, body conditioning score), or Other traits.

2) Indicate frequencies per category if the trait is categorical and specify transformation of data if practiced.

3) Use abbreviations for most common effects (see document with list of abbreviations at www.interbull.org/service/service documentation/abbreviation to use in Interbull forms) and indicate random (R) or fixed (F).

4) Please give economic weights and indicate how they are expressed (preferably in genetic standard deviation units).

Form GE Appendix GE Parameters used in genetic evaluation

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:
Breed (repeat as necessary):

Trait	Definition	ITB^a	h^2b	geneticvariance^b	official proofstandardisation formula^c

^a Indicate, with X, traits that are submitted to Interbull for international genetic evaluations.

^b If repeated records are treated as separate traits, provide heritability estimates and genetic variances separately for each trait, as well as for all traits pooled, i.e. for the trait submitted to Interbull.

^c Expressed as follows: StandEval=((eval-a)/b)*c+d where a=mean of the base adjustment, b=standard deviation of the base, c=standard deviation of expression (include sign if scale is reversed), and d=base of expression.

Form GE Appendix PR Parameters for national genetic evaluations for production traits as provided to Interbull

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Production
Breed(s):

Trait	h^2a	geneticvariance^a	official proofstandardisation formula^b
Milk yield:
Fat yield:
Protein yield:

^a If lactations, or part of lactations, are treated as separate traits, provide heritability estimates and genetic variances separately for each lactation, as well as for all lactations pooled, i.e. for the trait submitted to Interbull.^b Expressed as follows: StandEval=((eval-a)/b)*c+d where a=mean of the base adjustment, b=standard deviation of the base, c=standard deviation of expression (include sign if scale is reversed), and d=base of expression.

Form GE Appendix CO Parameters for national genetic evaluations for conformation traits as provided to Interbull
(all breeds except Brown Swiss)

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Conformation
Breed(s):

Trait	Definition	h^2a	geneticvariance^a	official proofstandardisation formula^b
Stature
Chest Width
Body Depth
Angularity
Rump Angle
Rump Width
Rear Leg Set
Rear Leg Rear View
Foot Angle
Fore Udder
Rear Udder Height
Udder Support
Udder Depth
Front Teat Placement
Teat Length
Rear Teat Placement
Overall Conformation Score
Overall Udder Score
Overall Feet & Leg Score
Locomotion
Body Condition Score

^a If repeated records are treated as separate traits, provide heritability estimates and genetic variances separately for each trait, as well as for all traits pooled, i.e. for the trait submitted to Interbull.^b Expressed as follows: StandEval=((eval-a)/b)*c+d where a=mean of the base adjustment, b=standard deviation of the base, c=standard deviation of expression (include sign if scale is reversed), and d=base of expression.

Form GE Appendix BCO Parameters for national genetic evaluations for conformation traits as provided to Interbull

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Conformation
Breed:	Brown Swiss

Trait	Definition	h^2a	geneticvariance^a	official proofstandardisation formula^b
Stature
Chest width
Body depth
Angularity
Rump angle
Rump Width
Rear Leg Side View
Pasterns/Foot Angle
Deep Heel (Hoof Height)
Fore Udder Attachment
Rear Udder Attachment Height
Rear Udder Attachment Width
Udder Support
Udder Depth
Front Teat Placement
Teat Length
Rear Teat Placement
Overall Conformation Score
Overall Udder Score
Overall Feet & Leg Score
Locomotion
Body Condition Score

Form GE Appendix SM Parameters for national genetic evaluations for udder health traits as provided to Interbull

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Health
Breed(s):

Trait	h^2a	geneticvariance^a	official proofstandardisation formula^b
Milk Somatic Cell:
Clinical Mastitis:

Form GE Appendix LO Parameters for national genetic evaluations for longevity traits as provided to Interbull

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Longevity
Breed(s):

Trait	h²	geneticvariance	official proofstandardisation formula^a
Direct longevity:
Combined longevity:

^a ^{Expressed as follows: StandEval=((eval-a)/b)*c+d where a=mean of the base adjustment, b=standard deviation of the base, c=standard deviation of expression (include sign if scale is reversed), and d=base of expression.}

Form GE Appendix CA Parameters for national genetic evaluations for calving traits as provided to Interbull

Country (or countries):
Main trait group:	Calving Traits
Breed(s):

Trait	h²	geneticvariance	official proofstandardisation formula^a
Direct calving ease: