Cooperation CRV Breeding values

Overview of publications of bull toplists.

The file with breeding values of sire opens when clicking on download. The lists are sorted according to NVI with the exception of the beef merit index.

Information on the publication
For information about the publication, see News on our international website. The national toplists contains breeding values based on Dutch/Flemish daughter information. The Interbull toplists contains converted breeding values based on information from abroad. The genomic toplists contains breeding values based on pedigree information combined with genomic information. The combined toplists contains the top 500 bulls on NVI-base from the described list. Bulls which are not in the toplists can be found through Bull Search. For further information about the requirements to enter the toplists, go to Criteria.

Legend Presspublications
In the presspublications the following groups of sires are marked:

n Bulls with for the first time breeding values based on first crop information
2n Bulls with for the first time breeding values based on 2nd crop
Gn Bulls that have the first daughter information included in the Genomic Information
Gin Bulls that already had an Interbull genomic breeding values, have now recieved an Interbull breeding value without genomic information for the first time
Ng Bulls that already had an Interbull genomic breeding values, have now received a national breeding value without genomic information for the first time
Toplists Cooperation CRV Breeding Values of Bulls

Toplists per breed group

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined Polled
Black & White Holstein Black & White
Red & White Holstein Red & White
Red & White Jersey
Red & White Montbéliarde
Red & White Brown Swiss
Red & White Red Dairy Cattle
Dual purpose MRY
Dual purpose Blaarkop Black & White
Dual purpose Blaarkop Red & White
Dual purpose FH Black & White
Dual purpose FH Red & White
Dual purpose Fleckvieh
Black & White All breeds

Toplists Holstein per country

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined
Black & White Australia
Black & White Canada
Black & White Denmark, Finland & Sweden
Black & White Germany & Austria
Black & White France
Black & White Great-Britain
Black & White Ireland
Black & White Italy
Black & White Japan
Black & White New Zealand
Black & White Spain
Black & White Czech Republic
Black & White USA
Black & White Switzerland
Red & White Canada
Red & White Germany & Austria
Red & White USA

Toplists Beef Merit Indexes

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined
Red & White Dairy breeds
Black & White Dairy breeds
Belgian Blue Beef breeds
Belgian Blue BWB-Index Proven Bulls
Belgian Blue BWB-Index Waiting Bulls
Belgian Blue BWB-Index Young Bulls
Dual purpose Dual purpose breeds
Dual purpose Improved Red & White

Other breeding values

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined
- Urea

Effects of the use of Genomic information in the breeding valuesn

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined
Black & White Holstein Black & White
Red & White Holstein Red & White

Press publications Resilience

Base National Genomic Combined
Black & White Holstein Black & White
Red & White Holstein Red & White
Own base All breeds

Intermediate publication genomic bulls

Base National Interbull Genomic Combined
Black & White Holstein Black & White
Red & White Holstein Red & White

Abbreviations distributors of bulls in the Netherlands In a number of press publications the distributor of the bull in the Netherlands is stated. The following abbreviations are used:

ABS ABS OBS Osnabrücker Breeders Service
Adv Advokaat RDe Roelof Dekker
Liv Livegen Rep KI Reproplus
ALH ALH Genetics RiD RiverduneG38
Alt Alta Sam KI Samen
AWE AWE SCRLFS/INOVEO Sem Semex
BGA Belgimex Genetique Avenir Sig Sig-Line
Bov Bovigen STG ST Genetics
BrV Broekhuisvee Syn Synetics
Cog Cogent SZO Semenzoo Belgium
CRI CRI Tot AI Total
CRV CRV Toe KI De Toekomst
Dek Firma Dekker Vee Veecom
GEX GENEX Holland Vek Vekis
GGI GGI Holland Ves Veecom Sperma
Hol Holstar Genetics Viv Vivax Genetics
ImG Impact Genetics VRV VRV
K&L Koole & Liebregts WWS World Wide Sires
Kam KI Kampen Xs Xsires
MuG München-Grub

Explanation of the used abbreviations in the press publications

AFI Age at First Insemination Lon Longevity
AI AI-Stud %L Percentage lactose
Cal Calving Index MI Meat Index
Clw Claw Health MCE Maternal Calving Ease
DCE Direct Calving Ease MGS Maternal Grandsire
DSB Direct Still Birth MS Milking Speed
Daus Daughters Musc Muscularity
F Frame N New (first time in press publication)
%F Percentage Fat NVI Total Index
Fatc Fat coverage %P Percentage Protein
Fer Fertility T Dairy Strength
F&L Feet & Legs Rel Reliability
Gest. Len. Gestation Length S Source
Her-fact Heritable factors SFCM Saved Feed Costs for Maintenance
INET Production  Index T Total Conformation
ICI Interval Calving- Insemination Temp Temperament
kgF Kg Fat U Udder
kgM Kg Milk Udh Udder Health
kgP Kg. Protein +/- Difference with last publication
kgL Kg Lactose

Explanations of used sourcecodes in the presspubliciations

Gfw Breeding value based on pedigree information and genomic information
Gint Converted breeding value, based on foreign information and national genomic information
Gnat Breeding value based on Dutch and Flemish information including genomic information
IGfw Converted breeding value, based on foreign genomic information and pedigree information
Int Converted breeding value, based on foreign information without genomic information
Mdn Breeding value bases on Dutch MRY and German Doppel Nutzung information without genomic information
Nat Breeding value based on Dutch and Flemish information without genomic information

Explanation of used genetic characteristics in the press publications

Carrier Tested free Homozygous
BY Bovine Brachyspina Syndrome TY Free of brachyspina    
BL Bovine Leucocyte Adhension Deficiency (BLAD) TL Free of BLAD    
CD Cholesterin Defizit Haplotyp (CDH) TD Free of CDH    
CV Complex Vertebal Malformation (CVM) TV Free of CVM    
RF Red Carrier TR Free of red carrier    
MF Mule-foot TM Free of Mule-foot    
BR BlackRed
PO Heterozygous polled TP Free of polled PP Homozygous polled
D1 Congenitale Musculaire Dystrofie type I T1 Free of CMD type I    
D2 Congenitale Musculaire Dystrofie type II T2 Free of CMD type II    
GG Dwarfism TT Free of dwarfism    
QT Rat-tail syndrome TQ Free of Rat-tail syndrome    
SM Pikebill
LR BLIRD