LIST OF COMMON ABBREVIATIONS TO USE IN INTERBULL FORMS AI Artificial InseminationAM Animal ModelAYS Ayrshire typeB&W Black and WhiteBLUP Best Linear Unbiased PredictionBSW Brown Swiss typeBW Breeding Worthc Environmental correlation between records within sub-classesCE Calving EaseCG Contemporary group, comparison groupDIM Days In MilkDO Days OpenDYD Daughter Yield DeviationEBV Estimated Breeding ValueEPD Expected Progeny DifferenceET Embryo TransferETA Estimated Transmitting AbilityF Fixed effectFCM Fat Corrected MilkFR Fixed RegressionGUE Guernsey typeh2 Heritability of a traitHOL Holstein-Friesian (Black-and-white) typeHYS Herd-Year-SeasonJER Jersey typeKg Kilograml Literlb poundsME Mature Equivalent, records are adjusted to mature cow yield basisMGS Maternal Grand SireML Multiple lactationsMSH Milking Shorthorn typeMT Multiple TraitsNS Natural ServicePD Predicted DifferencePE Permanent EnvironmentPIN Pinzgauer typePL Productive LifePTA Predicted Transmitting AbilityR Random effectRP Repeatability (model)R&W Red and WhiteRBV Relative Breeding ValueRED Non-Ayrshire Red and Red-and-White typeREL Reliability/Repeatability of a sire proof, given either in the scale between 0 and 1 or as percentageREML Restricted Maximum Likelihoodrg Genetic correlationrp Phenotypic correlationRR Random regressionSCC Somatic Cell CountSCS Somatic Cell ScoreSD Standard DeviationSIM Simmental typeSM Sire ModelSNF Solids-Not-FatST Single Traitt Repeatability of traitTD Test DayTDM Test Day ModelTMI Total Merit IndexTPr True Protein, 0.95*(crude protein)