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= Interbeef Guidelines =
''Table 6:'' List of abbreviations used in Interbull files and documentation
||<tablewidth="1200px"> ||'''Type<<BR>>''' ||'''Abbreviation<<BR>>''' ||'''Meaning<<BR>>''' ||
||<style="text-align:center" |6>1 ||<style="text-align:center" |6>General concepts ||AI ||Artificial Insemination ||
||ET ||Embryo Transfer ||
||Kg ||Kilogram ||
||MGS ||Maternal Grandsire ||
||NS ||Natural Service ||
||Ib ||Pounds ||
||<style="text-align:center" |9>2 ||<style="text-align:center" |9>Genetic evaluation methods ||AM ||Animal Model ||
||BLUP ||Best Linear Unbiased Prediction ||
||FR ||Fixed Regression ||
||MT ||Multiple Traits ||
||RR ||Random Regression ||
||RP ||Repeatability (model) ||
||REML ||Rextricted Maximum Likelihood ||
||ST ||Single Trait ||
||SM ||Sire Model ||
||<style="text-align:center" |14>3 ||<style="text-align:center" |14>Estimates, values ||BW ||Breeding Worth ||
||c ||environmental correlation between records within sub-classes ||
||EBV ||Estimated Breeding Value ||
||ETA ||Estimated Transmitting Ability ||
||EPD ||Expected Progeny Difference ||
||ME ||mature Equivalent, records are adjusted to mature cow yield basis ||
||PD ||Predicted Difference ||
||PTA ||Predicted Transmitting Ability ||
||RBV ||Relative Breeding Value ||
||REL ||Reliability/Repeatability   of a sire proof, given either in the scale between 0 and 1 or as percenta ||
||SD ||Standard Deviation ||
||SE ||Standard Error ||
||TMI ||Total Merit Index ||
||VAR ||Variance ||
||<style="text-align:center" |4>4 ||<style="text-align:center" |4>Population parameters ||rg ||Genetic correlation ||
||rp ||Phenotypic correlation ||
||h2 ||Heritability of a trait ||
||t ||Repeatability of trait ||
||<style="text-align:center" |13>5 ||<style="text-align:center" |13>Traits of Interest ||aww ||Adjusted weaning weight ||
||bwt ||Birth Weight ||
||cae ||Calving Ease ||
||stb ||Stillbirth ||
||afc ||Age first service ||
||cai ||Calving interval ||
||nca ||Number of calvings ||
||pli ||Productive Life ||
||cco ||Carcass conformation score ||
||cdg ||Carcass daily gain ||
||cfa ||Carcass fat score ||
||cwe ||Carcass weight ||
||age ||Age at slaughter ||
||<style="text-align:center" |4>6 ||<style="text-align:center" |4>Type of effect ||X ||Covariable (expressed as a numerical variable in a continuous scale) ||
||F ||Fixed effect (class variable) ||
||R ||Random effect ||
||C ||Descriptive variable relative to the calf (calving traits), not to be included in the model ||
||<style="text-align:center" |7>7 ||<style="text-align:center" |7>Model definition ||CG ||Contemporary group, comparison   group ||
||Y ||Dependent variable ||
||HYS ||Herd-Year-Season ||
||HY ||Herd-Year ||
||DAM ||Maternal genetic effect ||
||MPE ||Maternal Permanent Environmental Effect ||
||PEV ||Permanent Environmental Effect ||
||<style="text-align:center" |20>8 ||<style="text-align:center" |20>Environmental effects ||AACA ||Age at calving ||
||AAWG ||Age at weighting ||
||AAEV ||Age at evaluation ||
||ASEX ||Sex of the animal ||
||AASL ||Age at slaughter ||
||AAS2 ||Age at slaughter polynomial second degree ||
||BIRW ||Birth weight ||
||BRCM ||Breed composition ||
||CLAS ||Classifier ||
||CSEX ||Sex of calf ||
||DTSL ||Date of slaughter ||
||HERD ||Herd (renumbered) ||
||PAAC ||Parity * Age at calving ||
||PARI ||Parity ||
||SEAS ||Season ||
||SLAH ||Slaughter house ||
||TWIN ||Twinning ||
||YEAR ||Calendar year ||
||YSEA ||Year-Season ||
||INDS ||Individual Situation (general conditions during performance's collection) ||
||<style="text-align:center" |4>9 ||<style="text-align:center" |4>Calf descriptive variables ||CASI ||Sire of the calf ||
||CSEX ||Sex of the calf ||
||CABI ||Calf birthdate ||
||CAID ||Calf ID ||