Table 1 Variances ± standard errors for protein yield from the factor analysis fitting 9 factors and from the PC analysis fitting 19 PC
From: Principal component and factor analytic models in international sire evaluation
Country | Number of bulls | FA9 | PC19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common | Country specific | Combined | |||
Canada | 7 028 | 113.2 ± 2.2 | 8.5 ± 1.2 | 121.7 ± 1.9 | 121.3 ± 1.9 |
Germany | 16 734 | 66.2 ± 1.3 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 72.2 ± 0.8 | 72.2 ± 0.8 |
Denmark-Finland-Sweden | 8 900 | 61.9 ± 1.1 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 66.0 ± 1.0 | 66.0 ± 1.0 |
France | 11 127 | 76.9 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 1.0 | 84.3 ± 1.2 | 84.4 ± 1.2 |
Italy | 6 322 | 81.6 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 86.1 ± 1.4 | 86.1 ± 1.4 |
The Netherlands | 9 696 | 73.4 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 79.0 ± 1.1 | 78.9 ± 1.1 |
USA | 23 380 | 315.3 ± 4.6 | 15.9 ± 3.1 | 331.2 ± 3.4 | 331.1 ± 3.4 |
Switzerland | 715 | 51.3 ± 2.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 51.3 ± 2.0 | 51.9 ± 2.0 |
Great Britain | 4 361 | 54.9 ± 1.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 54.9 ± 1.1 | 54.9 ± 1.1 |
New-Zealand | 4 253 | 21.6 ± 0.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 21.6 ± 0.5 | 21.6 ± 0.5 |
Australia | 4 950 | 20.6 ± 0.8 | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 25.5 ± 0.6 | 25.6 ± 0.6 |
Belgium | 634 | 38.2 ± 2.1 | 4.7 ± 0.9 | 42.9 ± 2.0 | 43.0 ± 2.0 |
Ireland | 1 260 | 19.5 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 20.9 ± 0.7 | 20.9 ± 0.7 |
Spain | 1 499 | 50.0 ± 1.5 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 53.0 ± 1.4 | 52.8 ± 1.4 |
Czech Republic | 2 036 | 80.3 ± 2.8 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 80.3 ± 2.8 | 80.1 ± 2.8 |
Slovenia | 196 | 7.9 ± 0.8 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 7.9 ± 0.8 | 8.1 ± 0.9 |
Estonia | 472 | 55.6 ± 4.3 | 5.0 ± 2.8 | 60.6 ± 3.5 | 61.1 ± 3.5 |
Israel | 773 | 76.7 ± 4.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 76.7 ± 4.1 | 76.1 ± 4.1 |
Swiss Red Holstein | 1 162 | 46.8 ± 2.1 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 49.0 ± 1.9 | 48.0 ± 1.8 |
French Red Holstein | 145 | 76.9 ± 8.6 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 76.9 ± 8.6 | 80.4 ± 9.1 |
Hungary | 1 898 | 64.4 ± 2.4 | 8.6 ± 1.3 | 73.0 ± 2.2 | 72.9 ± 2.2 |
Poland | 5 071 | 31.4 ± 2.0 | 0.6 ± 1.8 | 32.0 ± 0.8 | 32.0 ± 0.8 |
South Africa | 920 | 38.3 ± 2.3 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 38.3 ± 2.3 | 37.8 ± 2.2 |
Japan | 3 177 | 63.8 ± 1.6 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 63.8 ± 1.6 | 64.3 ± 1.6 |
Latvia | 232 | 15.7 ± 3.2 | 7.0 ± 2.8 | 22.7 ± 2.3 | 23.1 ± 2.3 |