| BROWN SWISS | ||
| Trait: Stature | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.50 | Height at withers |
| CHE | 0.42 | Height at withers |
| DEA | 0.47 | Height at sacrum |
| FRA | 0.63 | Height at sacrum |
| ITA | 0.24 | Height at withers |
| NLD | 0.57 | Height at top of spine in between hips |
| USA | 0.43 | Stature |
| Trait: Chest width | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.21 | Chest width |
| CHE | 0.25 | Chest width |
| DEA | 0.23 | Circumference of chest |
| FRA | 0.40 | Chest depth |
| ITA | 0.17 | Front, width and depth of chest |
| NLD | 0.30 | Width from inside surface between top of front legs |
| USA | 0.20 | Strength |
| Trait: Body depth | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.32 | Body depth |
| CHE | 0.32 | Body depth |
| DEA | 0.26 | Body depth |
| FRA | 0.39 | Max distance between top and bottom lines |
| ITA | 0.18 | Depth of last rib, deepest point of body |
| NLD | 0.32 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel of last rib |
| USA | - | - |
| Trait: Angularity | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.26 | Dairy strength |
| CHE | 0.28 | Muscling |
| DEA | - | - |
| FRA | 0.48 | Dairy character |
| ITA | 0.18 | Degree of angularity |
| NLD | 0.26 | Angle and openness of ribs, flatness of bone avoiding coarseness |
| USA | 0.18 | Dairy form |
| Trait: Rump angle | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.32 | Rump angle |
| CHE | 0.29 | Rump angle |
| DEA | 0.29 | Angle of rump from hips to pin (side view) |
| FRA | 0.33 | Hip to pins |
| ITA | 0.21 | Angle of rump from hips to pin (side view) |
| NLD | 0.39 | Angle from top of pin to top of hip bone |
| USA | 0.27 | Rump angle |
| Trait: Rump width | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.26 | Width at pins |
| CHE | 0.32 | Rump width |
| DEA | 0.28 | Distance between pin bones |
| FRA | 0.39 | Width at hips |
| ITA | - | - |
| NLD | 0.39 | Distance between two most posterior points of pin bones |
| USA | 0.18 | Thurl width |
| Trait: Rear leg side view | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.16 | Rear leg side view |
| CHE | 0.21 | Hock angle |
| DEA | 0.22 | Angle of hock in the rear leg |
| FRA | 0.18 | Rear leg side view |
| ITA | 0.11 | Angle of hock in |
| NLD | 0.24 | Angle measured at the front of the hock |
| USA | 0.18 | Rear leg |
| Trait: Pasterns/Foot angle | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.07 | Foot angle |
| CHE | 0.13 | Pasterns |
| DEA | 0.18 | Foot angle |
| FRA | 0.12 | Foot angle |
| ITA | 0.09 | Pasterns |
| NLD | 0.20 | Foot angle (angle at the front of the rear hoof measured from the floor to the hairline) |
| USA | 0.13 | Foot angle |
| Trait: Heel depth | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.08 | Hoof height |
| CHE | 0.10 | Hoof height |
| DEA | 0.08 | Height of hoof |
| FRA | 0.14 | Shallow to deep |
| ITA | 0.07 | Height of hoof |
| NLD | 0.20 | Foot angle (angle at the front of the rear hoof measured from the floor to the hairline) |
| USA | - | - |
| Trait: Fore udder | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.23 | Attachment |
| CHE | 0.22 | Fore udder length |
| DEA | 0.21 | Fore udder length |
| FRA | 0.31 | Length: short to long |
| ITA | 0.14 | Length of attachment between body and fore |
| NLD | 0.30 | Strength of fore udder attachment to abdominal wall |
| USA | 0.22 | Fore udder attachment |
| Trait: Rear udder height | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.20 | Rear udder height |
| CHE | 0.21 | Rear udder height |
| DEA | 0.18 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| FRA | 0.26 | Distance between vulva and top of secreting tissue |
| ITA | 0.17 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| NLD | 0.28 | Distance between pin bones and milk secreting tissue |
| USA | 0.22 | Rear udder height |
| Trait: Rear udder width | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.19 | Rear udder width |
| CHE | 0.20 | Rear udder width |
| DEA | 0.20 | Rear udder width |
| FRA | 0.37 | Rear udder attachment width |
| ITA | 0.16 | Distance between the crease between the udder and the legs comparing the crease on the other side |
| NLD | 0.28 | Rear udder height |
| USA | 0.19 | Read udder width |
| Trait: Udder support | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.18 | Median Suspensory |
| CHE | 0.26 | Suspensory ligament |
| DEA | 0.22 | Depth of median cleft |
| FRA | 0.32 | Cleft between teats and above |
| ITA | 0.13 | Depth of median cleft |
| NLD | 0.28 | Depth of cleft measured at base of udder |
| USA | 0.22 | Udder cleft |
| Trait: Udder depth | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.31 | Udder depth |
| CHE | 0.23 | Udder depth |
| DEA | 0.37 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| FRA | 0.43 | Distance between hocks and the bottom point of udder |
| ITA | 0.20 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| NLD | 0.40 | Distance from lowest udder floor to hock |
| USA | 0.34 | Udder depth |
| Trait: Teat placement | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.20 | Fore |
| CHE | 0.34 | Front |
| DEA | 0.35 | Placement of front teats |
| FRA | 0.41 | Distance between fore teats |
| ITA | - | - |
| NLD | 0.42 | The position of the centre of the front teat at the point of the udder - front view |
| USA | 0.27 | Teat placement |
| Trait: Teat length | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.29 | Teat length |
| CHE | 0.37 | Teat length |
| DEA | 0.48 | Length of rear teats |
| FRA | 0.44 | Short to long |
| ITA | 0.30 | Length of teat |
| NLD | 0.43 | Length of front teat |
| USA | 0.34 | Teat length |
| Trait: Rear teat placement | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.26 | Rear teat placement |
| CHE | 0.32 | Rear teat placement |
| DEA | 0.31 | Placement of rear teats |
| FRA | 0.37 | Rear teat placement |
| ITA | 0.14 | Rear teat placement |
| NLD | 0.39 | Position of the center of the rear teat in relation to the base of the udder |
| USA | - | - |
| Trait: Overall conformation | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.23 | Overall conformation |
| CHE | 0.26 | Overall conformation score |
| DEA | - | - |
| FRA | 0.41 | Overall conformation (composite) |
| ITA | 0.25 | Overall conformation score |
| NLD | 0.30 | Overall conformation score (composite) |
| USA | 0.29 | Final score |
| Trait: Overall udder | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.21 | Overall udder |
| CHE | 0.29 | Overall udder score |
| DEA | 0.34 | Overall udder score |
| FRA | 0.40 | Overall udder score |
| ITA | 0.21 | Udder score |
| NLD | 0.34 | Qualification of the total udder, with emphasis on teat placement, suspensory ligament and udder depth |
| USA | 0.29 | - |
| Trait: Overall feet & leg score | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.17 | Overall feet & leg score |
| CHE | 0.17 | Overall feet & leg score |
| DEA | 0.16 | Overall feet & leg score, incl runp angle, top line |
| FRA | 0.11 | Overall feet & leg score |
| ITA | 0.11 | Overall feet & leg score |
| NLD | 0.17 | Set and bone quality of legs, quality of feet, and use of legs and feet |
| USA | - | - |
| Trait: Locomotion | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.12 | RLRV |
| CHE | - | - |
| DEA | - | - |
| FRA | - | - |
| ITA | - | - |
| NLD | 0.12 | Use of feet and legs |
| USA | - | - |
| Trait: Body Condition Score | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| CAN | 0.26 | Angularity |
| CHE | - | - |
| DEA | - | - |
| FRA | - | - |
| ITA | 0.19 | Body condition score (Edmonson) |
| NLD | 0.35 | The relative fatness or body composition of the cow |
| USA | - | - |
| RED DAIRY CATTLE, GUERNSEY, HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY | ||
| Trait: Stature | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.45 | Height of rump between hips |
| BEL | 0.52 | Stature |
| CAN | 0.50 | Height at withers (Guernsey) |
| 0.53 | Height at hips (Holstein) | |
| 0.46 | Height at withers (Jersey) | |
| 0.55 | Height at withers (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.48 | Height at withers |
| CHR | 0.45 | Height at withers |
| CZE | 0.49 | Stature |
| DEU | 0.42 | Stature |
| DFS | 0.60 | Stature (Holstein + Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.42 | Stature (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.41 | Height at rump between hips |
| EST | 0.61 | Stature |
| FRA | 0.51 | Height at Sacrum |
| FRR | 0.55 | |
| GBR | 0.55 | Stature (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.64 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.48 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.44 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.43 | Stature |
| ITA | 0.40 | Stature (Holstein) |
| 0.36 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.53 | Height at rump |
| NLD | 0.57 | Measured in cm from the top of the spine in between hips to ground |
| NOR | 0.37 | Rump height in cm |
| NZL | 0.37 | Hight at the shoulders of the animal |
| POL | 0.63 | Stature |
| USA | 0.54 | Stature (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.49 | Stature (Guernsey) | |
| 0.42 | Distance ground to hip bone/vertebrae (Holstein) | |
| 0.37 | Stature (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.42 | Height of the front part of rump (Holstein) |
| 0.13 | Wither height (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Chest width | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between fore legs |
| BEL | 0.14 | Chest width |
| CAN | 0.21 | Chest width (Guernsey) |
| 0.22 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.25 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs |
| CHR | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs |
| CZE | 0.18 | Chest width |
| DEU | 0.18 | Chest width |
| DFS | 0.18 | Chest width |
| DNK | 0.17 | Chest width (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs |
| EST | 0.18 | Chest width |
| FRA | 0.19 | Chest width |
| FRR | 0.25 | |
| GBR | 0.25 | Chest width (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.18 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.25 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.28 | Chest width |
| ITA | 0.25 | Chest width (Holstein) |
| 0.26 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.30 | Width of chest floor |
| NLD | 0.30 | Measured from the inside surface between the top of the front legs |
| NOR | 0.34 | Heart girth in cm |
| NZL | 0.22 | Strength and depth of chest and body |
| POL | 0.13 | Chest width |
| USA | 0.31 | Strength (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.22 | Strength (Guernsey) | |
| 0.28 | Width of chest, muzzle, and substance of bone (Holstein) | |
| 0.21 | Strength (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.24 | Chest width (Holstein) |
| 0.08 | Chest width (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Body depth | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Depth of the last rib |
| BEL | 0.29 | Body depth |
| CAN | 0.32 | Body depth (Guernsey) |
| 0.32 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.32 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.32 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.30 | Depth of the last rib |
| CHR | 0.36 | Depth of the last rib |
| CZE | 0.27 | Body depth |
| DEU | 0.24 | Body depth |
| DFS | 0.27 | Body depth |
| DNK | 0.25 | Body depth (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.26 | Depth and width of rib cage, side view |
| EST | 0.43 | Body depth |
| FRA | 0.36 | Body Depth |
| FRR | 0.22 | |
| GBR | 0.27 | Body depth (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.26 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.43 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.30 | Body depth |
| ITA | 0.30 | Body depth (Holstein) |
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.38 | Depth of rear rib |
| NLD | 0.32 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel at last rib - deepest point |
| NOR | - | - |
| NZL | 0.22 | Strength and depth of chest and body |
| POL | 0.15 | Body depth |
| USA | 0.29 | Body depth (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.32 | Body depth (Guernsey) | |
| 0.35 | Depth of rib cage (Holstein) | |
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.20 | Depth at the deepest part of the centre piece (Holstein) |
| 0.15 | Body depth (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Angularity | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Angularity |
| BEL | 0.28 | Angularity |
| CAN | 0.26 | Angularity (Guernsey) |
| 0.26 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.26 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.26 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.22 | Distance, flatness and openess of ribs |
| CHR | - | - |
| CZE | 0.29 | Angularity |
| DEU | 0.25 | Angularity |
| DFS | 0.31 | Dairy form |
| DNK | 0.27 | Dairy form (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.28 | Sharpness of back and thights, openess of ribs, flatness of bone |
| EST | 0.25 | Angularity |
| FRA | 0.28 | Angularity |
| FRR | 0.36 | Angularity |
| GBR | 0.51 | Angularity (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.26 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.33 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.26 | Angularity |
| ITA | 0.23 | Angularity (Holstein) |
| 0.24 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.25 | Sharpness and flatness of bone, openness and slant of rib, lenght of neck, quality of skin |
| NLD | 0.26 | The angle and openess of the ribs, combined with flatness of bone avoiding coarseness |
| NOR | - | - |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.37 | Angularity |
| USA | 0.20 | Dairy Form (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.28 | Dairy Form (Guernsey) | |
| 0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.20 | Angularity (Holstein) |
| 0.11 | Dairy form (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rump angle | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins |
| BEL | 0.35 | Rump angle |
| CAN | 0.32 | Rump angle (Guernsey) |
| 0.36 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.35 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.39 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins |
| CHR | 0.37 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins, side view |
| CZE | 0.32 | Rump angle |
| DEU | 0.26 | Rump angle |
| DFS | 0.32 | Rump angle (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.29 | Rump angle (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.30 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins |
| EST | 0.42 | Rump angle |
| FRA | 0.33 | Rump angle |
| FRR | 0.40 | Rump angle |
| GBR | 0.27 | Rump angle (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.31 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.28 | Rump angle |
| ITA | 0.23 | Rump angle (Holstein) |
| 0.28 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.41 | Slope from hips to pins |
| NLD | 0.39 | Measured as the angle from the top of the pin to the top of the hip bone |
| NOR | 0.19 | Rump angle |
| NZL | 0.25 | Angle of rump from hips to pins |
| POL | 0.25 | Rump angle |
| USA | 0.28 | Rump angle (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.41 | Rump angle (Guernsey) | |
| 0.35 | Angle of the rump structure from hooks to pins (Holstein) | |
| 0.22 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.22 | Side view of angle between pinbones and hipbones (Holstein) |
| 0.13 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rump width | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between pins |
| BEL | 0.31 | Rump width |
| CAN | 0.26 | Width at pins (Guernsey) |
| 0.34 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.30 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.42 | Distance between pinS |
| CHR | 0.24 | Distance between pins |
| CZE | 0.40 | Rump width |
| DEU | 0.29 | Rump width |
| DFS | 0.33 | Rump width (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.32 | Rump width (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.28 | Distance between pins |
| EST | 0.37 | Rump width |
| FRA | 0.31 | Rump width |
| FRR | 0.14 | Rump width |
| GBR | 0.38 | Rump width (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.31 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.30 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.21 | Rump width |
| ITA | 0.22 | Rump width (Holstein) |
| 0.15 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.34 | Distance between pins |
| NLD | 0.39 | The distance between the most posterior point of pin bones |
| NOR | - | - |
| NZL | 0.19 | Width of pins, hips and thurls |
| POL | 0.24 | Rump width |
| USA | 0.35 | Thurl width (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.29 | Thurl width (Guernsey) | |
| 0.25 | Distance between inside wall of pins (Holstein) | |
| 0.18 | Thurl width (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.17 | Distance between the two centers of the pinbones (Holstein) |
| 0.05 | Thurl width (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rear leg side view | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.17 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg |
| BEL | 0.15 | Rear legs side view |
| CAN | 0.16 | Rear legs side view (Guernsey) |
| 0.24 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.18 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.11 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg |
| CHR | 0.27 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg |
| CZE | 0.16 | Rear leg set |
| DEU | 0.16 | Rear leg set |
| DFS | 0.23 | Rear legs side view (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.14 | Rear legs side view (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.17 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg |
| EST | 0.26 | Rear leg side view |
| FRA | 0.15 | Rear leg set |
| FRR | 0.10 | Rear leg set |
| GBR | 0.27 | Rear leg set (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.18 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.19 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.13 | Rear leg set |
| ITA | 0.16 | Rear leg set (Holstein) |
| 0.11 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.20 | Straight - sickle leg, side view |
| NLD | 0.24 | Angle measured at the front of the hock |
| NOR | 0.11 | Rear leg side view |
| NZL | 0.07 | Straightness or curvature of the rear legs |
| POL | 0.12 | Rear leg set |
| USA | 0.15 | Rear legs (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.16 | Rear legs (Guernsey) | |
| 0.21 | Amount of set to the hock joint (Holstein) | |
| 0.07 | Rear legs (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.10 | Rear leg side view (Holstein) |
| 0.03 | Rear leg set (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rear leg rear view | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.25 | Rear leg rear view |
| BEL | 0.09 | Rear leg rear view |
| CAN | 0.13 | Rear leg rear view (Guernsey) |
| 0.13 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.13 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.13 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.10 | Rear leg rear view |
| CHR | 0.21 | Rear leg rear view |
| CZE | 0.14 | Rear leg rear view |
| DEU | 0.16 | Angle of toe out of the rear feet |
| DFS | 0.19 | Rear leg rear view (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view |
| EST | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view |
| FRA | 0.15 | Rear leg rear view |
| FRR | 0.15 | Rear leg rear view |
| GBR | - | - (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| - | - (Guernsey) | |
| 0.11 | Locomotion (Holstein) | |
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.05 | Rear leg rear view |
| ITA | 0.06 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) |
| 0.07 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.11 | Sickle - straight leg, rear view |
| NLD | 0.18 | The angle of toe out of the rear feet |
| NOR | 0.07 | Rear leg rear view |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.04 | The angle of toe out of the rear feet |
| USA | - | - (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| - | - (Guernsey) | |
| 0.15 | Amount of hock-in and/or toe-out (Holstein) | |
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.11 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) |
| 0.04 | Rear leg rear view (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Foot angle | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.21 | Side view foot diagonal |
| BEL | 0.06 | Foot angle |
| CAN | 0.07 | Foot angle (Guernsey) |
| 0.11 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.06 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.08 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.12 | Heel depth |
| CHR | 0.22 | Foot angle |
| CZE | 0.10 | Foot angle |
| DEU | 0.12 | Foot angle |
| DFS | 0.18 | Foot angle (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.09 | Foot angle (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.14 | Side view of the rear foot angle |
| EST | 0.13 | Foot angle |
| FRA | 0.10 | Foot angle |
| FRR | 0.14 | Foot angle |
| GBR | 0.31 | Foot angle (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.23 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.14 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.08 | Foot angle |
| ITA | 0.10 | Foot angle (Holstein) |
| 0.08 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.05 | Angle between toes of the foot and ground |
| NLD | 0.20 | Angle at the front of the rear hoof measured from the floor to the hairline |
| NOR | 0.11 | Foot angle |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.07 | Foot angle |
| USA | 0.15 | Foot angle (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.10 | Foot angle (Guernsey) | |
| 0.12 | Steepness of the angle of the foot (Holstein) | |
| 0.10 | Foot angle (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.13 | Angle between the foot's fron end and ground (Holstein) |
| 0.10 | Foot angle (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Fore udder | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder - side view |
| BEL | 0.23 | Fore udder attachment |
| CAN | 0.23 | Fore udder attachment (Guernsey) |
| 0.28 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.23 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.22 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder - side view |
| CHR | 0.31 | Attachment between body and fore udder |
| CZE | 0.24 | Fore udder |
| DEU | 0.21 | Fore udder |
| DFS | 0.25 | Fore udder attachment (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.25 | Fore udder attachment (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.21 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder |
| EST | 0.27 | Fore udder attachment |
| FRA | 0.25 | Fore udder attachment |
| FRR | 0.27 | Fore udder attachment |
| GBR | 0.26 | Fore udder (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.30 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.21 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.24 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.14 | Fore udder |
| ITA | 0.20 | Fore udder (Holstein) |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.21 | Strength of attachment |
| NLD | 0.30 | The strength of attachment of the fore udder to the abdominal wall |
| NOR | 0.08 | Fore udder |
| NZL | 0.20 | Strength of attachment to the body wall |
| POL | 0.17 | Fore udder |
| USA | 0.21 | Fore udder (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.29 | Fore udder (Guernsey) | |
| 0.22 | Strength of the udder attachment to the body wall by lateral ligaments (Holstein) | |
| 0.19 | Fore udder attachment (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.13 | Strength of attachment (Holstein) |
| 0.10 | Fore udder (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rear udder height | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.27 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| BEL | 0.23 | Rear udder height |
| CAN | 0.20 | Rear udder height (Guernsey) |
| 0.23 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.19 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.24 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| CHR | 0.36 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| CZE | 0.23 | Rear udder height |
| DEU | 0.23 | Rear udder heigth |
| DFS | 0.26 | Rear udder height (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.17 | Rear udder height (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.22 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
| EST | 0.30 | Rear udder height |
| FRA | 0.21 | Rear udder heigth |
| FRR | 0.31 | Rear udder heigth |
| GBR | 0.40 | Rear udder heigth (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.17 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.27 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.15 | Distance between highest point of udder and middle point of hock = pin line |
| ITA | 0.21 | Rear udder heigth (Holstein) |
| 0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.26 | Distance between bottom of vulva and top of milk secretion tissue |
| NLD | 0.28 | The distance between the pin bones and the milk secreting tissue |
| NOR | 0.09 | Rear udder height |
| NZL | 0.20 | Height and width of the rear udder attachment |
| POL | 0.23 | Read udder height |
| USA | 0.26 | Rear udder height (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.28 | Rear udder height (Guernsey) | |
| 0.20 | Point of rear udder attachment (Holstein) | |
| 0.26 | Rear udder height (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.14 | Distance from top part of rear udder to bottom of vulva (Holstein) |
| 0.14 | Rear udder height (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Udder support | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.27 | Cleft of udder |
| BEL | 0.19 | Udder support |
| CAN | 0.18 | Median suspensory (Guernsey) |
| 0.14 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.19 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.17 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.19 | Cleft of udder |
| CHR | 0.34 | Visibility of suspensory ligament |
| CZE | 0.18 | Udder support |
| DEU | 0.14 | Udder support |
| DFS | 0.22 | Udder cleft (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.17 | Udder cleft (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.17 | Cleft of udder |
| EST | 0.17 | Udder support |
| FRA | 0.23 | Udder cleft |
| FRR | 0.21 | Udder cleft |
| GBR | 0.09 | Udder support (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.20 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.23 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.12 | Udder support |
| ITA | 0.16 | Udder support (Holstein) |
| 0.28 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.20 | Depth of cleft through the bottom of the udder |
| NLD | 0.28 | The depth of cleft, measured at the base of the udder |
| NOR | 0.08 | Udder support |
| NZL | 0.20 | Suspensory ligament and udder depth |
| POL | 0.12 | Udder support |
| USA | 0.23 | Udder cleft (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.21 | Udder cleft (Guernsey) | |
| 0.17 | Depth of the cleft through the front and rear udder (Holstein) | |
| 0.17 | Udder cleft (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.09 | Depth of udder cleft between rear teats (Holstein) |
| 0.07 | Udder support (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Udder depth | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| BEL | 0.29 | Udder depth |
| CAN | 0.31 | Udder depth (Guernsey) |
| 0.42 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.32 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.25 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| CHR | 0.34 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| CZE | 0.32 | Udder depth |
| DEU | 0.26 | Udder depth |
| DFS | 0.37 | Udder depth (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.37 | Udder depth (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.30 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
| EST | 0.45 | Udder depth |
| FRA | 0.36 | Udder-hocks distance |
| FRR | 0.39 | Udder-hocks distance |
| GBR | 0.22 | Udder depth (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.36 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.34 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.33 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.27 | Udder depth |
| ITA | 0.30 | Udder depth (Holstein) |
| 0.36 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.46 | The distance between the lowest point of the udder floor and the hock |
| NLD | 0.40 | The distance of the lowest udder floor to the hock |
| NOR | 0.36 | Distance teat floor |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.21 | Udder depth |
| USA | 0.31 | Udder depth (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.40 | Udder depth (Guernsey) | |
| 0.30 | Distance between hock and udder floor (Holstein) | |
| 0.27 | Udder depth (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.19 | Distance between udder floor and hocks (Holstein) |
| 0.14 | Udder depth (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Teat placement | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.33 | Placement of front teats - front view |
| BEL | 0.32 | Placement of front teats |
| CAN | 0.20 | Front teat placement (Guernsey) |
| 0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.17 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.37 | Placement of front teats |
| CHR | 0.48 | Placement of front teats - front view |
| CZE | 0.27 | Front teat placement |
| DEU | 0.22 | Teat placement |
| DFS | 0.20 | Front teat placement (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.41 | Front teat placement (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.25 | Distance between front teats |
| EST | 0.34 | Front teat placement |
| FRA | 0.35 | Front teat placement |
| FRR | 0.31 | Front teat placement |
| GBR | 0.25 | Front teat placement (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.39 | Front teat placement (Guernsey) | |
| 0.28 | Teat placement (Holstein) | |
| 0.34 | Front teat placement (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.20 | Teat placement |
| ITA | 0.19 | Teat placement (Holstein) |
| 0.11 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.38 | Placement of from teats on the quarter - rear view |
| NLD | 0.42 | The position of the center of the front teat at the point of the udder - front view |
| NOR | 0.36 | Distance front teats in cm |
| NZL | 0.25 | Placement of the front teats |
| POL | 0.20 | Teat placement |
| USA | 0.24 | Teat placement (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.31 | Teat placement (Guernsey) | |
| 0.27 | Placement of front teats viewed from the rear (Holstein) | |
| 0.20 | Front teat placement (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.19 | Position of teat base viewed from the front (Holstein) |
| 0.19 | Teat placement (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Teat length | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.24 | Length of front teats - side view |
| BEL | 0.34 | Length of front teats |
| CAN | 0.29 | Front teat length (Guernsey) |
| 0.29 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.29 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.40 | Length of front teats - side view |
| CHR | 0.51 | Length of front teats - side view |
| CZE | 0.32 | Teat length |
| DEU | 0.25 | Teat length |
| DFS | 0.41 | Front teat length (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.42 | Front teat length (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.29 | Front teat length |
| EST | 0.35 | Front teat length |
| FRA | 0.39 | Teat length |
| FRR | 0.34 | Teat length |
| GBR | 0.37 | Teat length (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.27 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.33 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.37 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.25 | Teat length |
| ITA | 0.19 | Teat length (Holstein) |
| 0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.40 | Length of (extreme) teat |
| NLD | 0.43 | The length of the front teat |
| NOR | 0.26 | Teat length |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.23 | Teat length |
| USA | 0.30 | Teat length (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.34 | Teat length (Guernsey) | |
| 0.28 | Length of front teats (Holstein) | |
| 0.19 | Teat length (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.35 | Teat length (Holstein) |
| 0.24 | Teat length (Jersey) | |
| Trait: Rear teat placement | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.30 | Rear teat placement |
| BEL | 0.29 | Rear teat placement |
| CAN | 0.20 | Rear teat placement (Guernsey) |
| 0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.24 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.38 | Placement of rear teats |
| CHR | - | - |
| CZE | 0.27 | Rear teat placement |
| DEU | 0.28 | Rear teat placement |
| DFS | 0.26 | Rear teat placement (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.34 | Rear teat placement (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.24 | Rear teat placement |
| EST | 0.36 | Rear teat placement |
| FRA | 0.29 | Teat direction rear |
| FRR | 0.31 | Teat placement |
| GBR | - | - (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| - | - (Guernsey) | |
| 0.23 | Rear teat placement (Holstein) | |
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| HUN | - | - |
| ITA | 0.18 | Rear teat placement |
| JPN | 0.31 | - |
| NLD | 0.39 | Position of the center of the rear teat in relation to the base of the udder |
| NOR | 0.25 | Rear teat placement |
| NZL | 0.28 | The placement of the rear teats |
| POL | - | - |
| USA | 0.18 | Rear teat placement (Holstein) |
| ZAF | 0.19 | Rear teat placement (Jersey) |
| Trait: Overall conformation | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.30 | General appearance |
| BEL | 0.36 | Overall conformation score |
| CAN | 0.23 | Final score (individual trait) (Guernsey) |
| 0.26 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.23 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.23 | Final score (individual trait) (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.26 | Final score (composite trait) |
| CHR | 0.34 | Overall score (composite trait) |
| CZE | 0.25 | Overall conformation score |
| DEU | 0.26 | Relative total breeding value for type (RZE) |
| DFS | 0.30 | Overall conformation (composite trait) (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.25 | Overall conformation (composite trait) (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.24 | Final class (individual trait) |
| EST | 0.27 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
| FRA | 0.30 | Overall score (composite trait) |
| FRR | 0.31 | Overall score (composite trait) |
| GBR | 0.30 | Total score (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.36 | Total score (Guernsey) | |
| 0.31 | Overall conformation (composite trait) (Holstein) | |
| 0.30 | Total score (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.20 | Overall conformation |
| ITA | 0.15 | Final score (composite trait) (Holstein) |
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.27 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
| NLD | 0.30 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
| NOR | 0.19 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
| NZL | 0.19 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
| POL | 0.28 | Overall conformation score |
| USA | 0.27 | Final score (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.21 | Final score (Guernsey) | |
| 0.31 | Overall conformation (individual trait) (Holstein) | |
| 0.19 | Final score (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - |
| Trait: Overall udder | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | 0.30 | Mammary system |
| BEL | 0.24 | Overall udder score |
| CAN | 0.21 | Overall udder score (Guernsey) |
| 0.25 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.20 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.22 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.21 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
| CHR | 0.37 | Composite score for udder |
| CZE | 0.20 | Overall udder score |
| DEU | 0.23 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
| DFS | 0.25 | Mammary (composite trait) (Holstein, Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.25 | Mammary (composite trait) (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.25 | Mammary system (individual trait) |
| EST | 0.31 | Overall udder score |
| FRA | 0.30 | Udder score (composite trait) |
| FRR | 0.41 | Udder score (composite trait) |
| GBR | 0.30 | Mammary (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.30 | Mammary (Guernsey) | |
| 0.26 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) | |
| 0.30 | Mammary (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.12 | Overall udder |
| ITA | 0.28 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) |
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.20 | Overall udder score (individual trait) |
| NLD | 0.34 | Qualification of the total udder, with emphasis on teat placement, suspensory ligament and udder depth |
| NOR | 0.37 | Udder index |
| NZL | 0.23 | All traits pertaining to the udder |
| POL | 0.15 | Overall udder score |
| USA | 0.26 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.32 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.23 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.23 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - |
| Trait: Overall feet & legs | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | - | Side view foot diagonal |
| BEL | 0.13 | Overall feet & legs score |
| CAN | 0.17 | Overall feet & leg score (Guernsey) |
| 0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.13 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| 0.21 | -"- (Red Dairy Cattle) | |
| CHE | 0.16 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) |
| CHR | 0.22 | Composite score for feet and legs |
| CZE | 0.12 | Overall feet & legs score |
| DEU | 0.18 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) |
| DFS | 0.20 | Feet and legs (composite trait) (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| DNK | 0.15 | Feet and legs (composite trait) (Jersey) |
| ESP | 0.17 | Feet and legs (individual trait) |
| EST | 0.14 | Overal feet & legs score |
| FRA | 0.10 | Locomotion |
| FRR | - | - |
| GBR | 0.30 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.30 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
| 0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.15 | Overall feet & legs |
| ITA | 0.10 | Overall feet & legs (Holstein) |
| 0.09 | Subjective score of feet & legs (Jersey) | |
| JPN | 0.10 | Overall feet & legs (individual trait) |
| NLD | 0.17 | Set and bone quality of legs, quality of feet, and use of legs and feet |
| NOR | 0.07 | Leg index |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | 0.10 | Overall feet and leg score |
| USA | 0.15 | Feet & legs (composite) (Red Dairy Cattle) |
| 0.12 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
| 0.17 | Feet & legs score (Holstein) | |
| 0.09 | Feet & legs (composite) (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - |
| Trait: Locomotion | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | - | - |
| BEL | 0.09 | Use rear leg rear view (Hol) |
| CAN | 0.13 | Use rear leg rear view |
| CHE | 0.06 | Composite |
| CHR | - | - |
| CZE | - | - |
| DEU | 0.07 | Locomotion (WHFF) (Holstein,RDC) |
| DFS | 0.19 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) |
| ESP | - | - |
| EST | - | - |
| FRA | 0.10 | Locomotion (Holstein) |
| FRR | - | - |
| GBR | 0.10 | Locomotion (Holstein) |
| HUN | - | - |
| ITA | 0.10 | Subjective functionality score (Holstein) |
| JPN | - | - |
| NLD | 0.12 | Use of legs and feet |
| NOR | - | - |
| NZL | - | - |
| POL | - | - |
| USA | 0.17 | Mobility (Holstein) |
| ZAF | - | - |
| Trait: Body Condition Score | ||
| Country | h2 | Definition |
| AUS | - | - |
| BEL | 0.33 | Body condition score |
| CAN | 0.26 | Angularity |
| CHE | 0.17 | Body condition score (Edmonson) |
| CHR | - | - |
| CZE | - | - |
| DEU | 0.25 | Body condition score (WHFF) (Holstein,RDC) |
| DFS | 0.23 | Body condition score (Holstein) |
| ESP | - | - |
| EST | - | - |
| FRA | 0.28 | Angularity (Holstein) |
| FRR | 0.36 | Muscularity |
| GBR | 0.27 | Body condition score (Holstein) |
| HUN | - | - |
| ITA | 0.23 | Angularity (Holstein) |
| JPN | - | - |
| NLD | 0.35 | The relative fatness or body composition of the cow |
| NOR | - | - |
| NZL | 0.20 | Visual estimate of condition |
| POL | - | - |
| USA | 0.31 | Angularity (Holstein) |
| ZAF | - | - |