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Form GE

DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL GENETIC EVALUATION SYSTEMS

Country (or countries)	Hungary	
Main trait group1
NOTE! Only one trait group per form!	Conformation	
Breed(s)	HOL	
Trait definition(s) and unit(s) of measurement2
Attach an appendix if needed	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, Front teat length, Body condition score, Locomotion, Rear teat placement,
 Overall conformation score, Overall udder score, Overall feet&leg score	
Method of measuring and collecting data	Linear (1-9 scale) or scoring measurements (50-99 points) by technicians	
Time period for data inclusion	From January 1983 until July 2017.	
Age groups (e.g. parities) included	Parity 1.	
Other criteria (data edits) for inclusion of records	First lactation registered holstein-friesian cows over 75% hf breed, with official classification. 
 - Age between 23 and 48 months,  
 - Lactation stage below 370 days for normal calving or below 300 days for abortion,  
 - Calving not before 640 days of age,  
- Classification is unique in a 30 days period	
Criteria for extension of records (if applicable)	-	
Sire categories	Only AI holstein bulls	
Environmental effects3, pre-adjustments 	No pre-adjustment	
Method (model) of genetic evaluation3	Single trait repeatability animal model: 
 Y = HYS + AGE +LST + A + residual 
 where HYS is herd*classifier*visit combination, AGE 
 is age at classification, LST is stage of lactation 
 and A is genetic effect of the animal. Estimation is 
 carried out with single trait animal model
	
Environmental effects3 in the genetic evaluation model	Herd * parity * year-season	
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	see PAGE 3 for heritability/genetic variance estimates; for multiple-trait 
genetic evaluations, provide genetic correlation estimates between traits separately 

System validation	Interbull test 2 and 3 are carried out for all traits. Amount of included records cross-checked on various ways. A 7-member board delegated from NÉBIH, AI orgs. and the HF Association supervises results before publication. Changes compared to previous evaluation are highly focused.

Expression of genetic evaluations
If standardised (e.g. RBV), give standardisation formula in the appendix	Breeding values are standardised except for overall conformation score, overall udder score and overall 
 feet&leg score
	
Definition of genetic reference base
Next base change	Cows born in 2010

Expected in 2020	
Calculation of reliability		
Criteria for official publication of evaluations	Number of daughters for milk >=20 AND number of herds for milk>=10 AND number of daughters for type>=5 AND number of herds for type >=3 AND RELMilk>=60	
Number of evaluations / publications per year	3	
Use in total merit index4	HOL: HGI=Holstein Global Index
                   _                     
HGI= [(iHGI – XHGI)/sdHGI]*280+615  
Where:
iHGI= (15*fa/sdfa)+(30*pr/sdpr)+(16*ui/sdui)+(16*f&li/sdf&li) –(10*sc/sdsc)+(10dl/sddl)+(3mc/sdmc)
ui= udder index = (0.5*uc/sduc) + (0.5*ous/sdous)
where uc= udder composite
uc=(0.33*usu/sdusu) + (0.33*fua/sdfua) + 	(0.17*ude/sdude)+(0.17*ftp/sdftp)

f&li= feet&leg index = (0.33*lc/sdlc) + (0.67*hde/sdhde)
where lc=feet&leg composite
lc= (-0.12*rls/sdrls) + (0.44*rlr/sdrlr) + (0.44*fan/sdfan)

Anticipated changes in the near future	-	
Key reference on methodology applied	An adaptation of CR-Delta’s (the Netherlands) animal model software is running in Hungary
	
Key organisation: name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, web site	Nemzeti Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági Hivatal = NÉBIH  (since 15th March 2012.)
National Food Chain Safety Office (www.nebih.gov.hu)
(Formerly: Central Agricultural Office = MgSzH)
 H-1024 Budapest, Keleti Károly u. 24.
Contacts:
1. Pál Gombácsi: 	Tel.:  +36 1 336 9274 
			Fax.: + 36 336 9083
			E-mail: gombacsip@nebih.gov.hu
2. Péter Wellisch: 	E-mail: wellisch.peter@si.hu
3. Viktória Koncz:	E-mail: koncz.viktoria@ulyssys.hu

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 http://www-interbull.slu.se/service_documentation/General/list_of_abbreviations.rtf) 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	ITBa	h2b	genetic
varianceb	official proof
standardisation formulac	

						

						

						

						

						

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	h2a	genetic
variancea	official proof
standardisation formulab	
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):	Hungary	
Main trait group:	Conformation	
Breed(s):	HOL	

Trait	Definition	h2a	genetic
variancea	official proof
standardisation formulab	
Stature	Identical to WHFF trait definition	0.53	0,86	computed at each evaluation	
Chest Width	“	0.29	0,30	computed at each evaluation 	
Body Depth	“	0.37	0,38	computed at each evaluation 	
Angularity	“	0.27	0,20	computed at each evaluation 	
Rump Angle	“	0.38	0,75	computed at each evaluation 	
Rump Width	“	0.35	0,41	computed at each evaluation 	
Rear Leg Set	“	0.19	0,20	computed at each evaluation 	
Rear Leg Rear View	“	0.13	0,20	computed at each evaluation 	
Foot Angle	“	0.12	0,13	computed at each evaluation 	
Fore Udder Attachment	“	0.25	0,45	computed at each evaluation 	
Rear Udder Height	distance between the 
 highest point of 
 udder and the middle point of the hock- pin line 
 
	0.23	0,22	computed at each evaluation 	
Udder Support	Identical to WHFF trait definition	0.22	0,36	computed at each evaluation 	
Udder Depth	“	0.42	0,85	computed at each evaluation 	
Front Teat Placement	“	0.36	0,59	computed at each evaluation 	
Front Teat Length	“	0.41	0,55	computed at each evaluation 	
Rear Teat Placement	“	0.33	0,64	computed at each evaluation 	
Overall Conformation Score	“	0.27	2,35	No standardisation carried out	
Overall Udder Score	“	0.23	5,48	No standardisation carried out	
Overall Feet & Leg Score	“	0.15	3,47	 No standardisation carried out	
Locomotion	“	0.08	0,12	computed at each evaluation 	
Body Condition Score	“	0.29	0,27	computed at each evaluation 	
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	h2a	genetic
variancea	official proof
standardisation formulab	
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					
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 SM

Parameters for national genetic evaluations for udder health traits as provided to Interbull

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

Trait	h2a	genetic
variancea	official proof
standardisation formulab	
Milk Somatic Cell:
				
Clinical Mastitis:
				
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 LO

Parameters for national genetic evaluations for longevity traits as provided to Interbull

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

Trait	h2	genetic
variance	official proof
standardisation formulaa	
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	genetic
variance	official proof
standardisation formulaa	
Direct calving ease:
				
Maternal calving ease:
				
Direct stillbirth:
				
Maternal stillbirth:
				
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.