| Table 4. Trait definitions and heritabilities used in national evaluations for | ||
| Brown Swiss, Holstein and Jersey conformation as provided by participating countries | ||
| (parameters and trait definitions for Holstein and Jersey are identical in Australia | ||
| and New Zealand) | ||
| AUS=Australia, BEL=Belgium, CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, CHR=Switzerland (Red | ||
| Holstein), DEU=Germany, DNK=Denmark, ESP=Spain, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, | ||
| GBR=United Kingdom, HUN=Hungary, ITA=Italy, NLD=Netherlands, NZL=New Zealand, | ||
| POL=Poland, SWE=Sweden, USA=United States, ZAF=Rep. of South Africa | ||
| BROWN SWISS | ||
| Trait: | Stature | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .46 | Height at withers | 
| CHE | .42 | Height at withers | 
| FRA | .45 | Height at sacrum | 
| ITA | .38 | Height at withers | 
| NLD | .60 | Height at top of spine in between hips | 
| USA | .40 | Stature | 
| Trait: | chest width | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .20 | Chest width | 
| CHE | .31 | Circumference of chest | 
| FRA | .35 | Chest depth | 
| ITA | .13 | Front, width and depth of chest | 
| NLD | .30 | Width from inside surface between top of front legs | 
| USA | .19 | Strength | 
| Trait: | Body depth | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .30 | Capacity (1-18 scale) | 
| CHE | .32 | Body depth | 
| FRA | .35 | Max distance between top and bottom lines | 
| ITA | .20 | Depth of last rib, deepest point of body | 
| NLD | .35 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel of last rib | 
| USA | .24 | Body depth | 
| Trait: | Angularity | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .23 | Dairy character | 
| CHE | .28 | Muscling | 
| FRA | .30 | Dairy character | 
| ITA | .16 | Degree of angularity | 
| NLD | .35 | Angle and openness of ribs, flatness of bone avoiding coarseness | 
| USA | .18 | Dairy form | 
| Trait: | Rump angle | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .18 | Rump angle | 
| CHE | .29 | Rump angle | 
| FRA | .25 | Hip to pins | 
| ITA | .17 | Angle of rump from hips to pin (side view) | 
| NLD | .35 | Angle from top of pin to top of hip bone | 
| USA | .29 | Rump angle | 
| Trait: | Rump width | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .27 | Width at thurls | 
| CHE | .32 | Rump width | 
| FRA | .30 | Rump width | 
| ITA | - | |
| NLD | .30 | Distance between two most posterior points of pin bones | 
| USA | .15 | Thurl width | 
| Trait: | Rear legset | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .15 | Rear leg side view | 
| CHE | .21 | Hock angle | 
| FRA | .15 | Width at hips | 
| ITA | .09 | Angle of hock in | 
| NLD | .35 | Angle of toe out of rear feet | 
| USA | .16 | Rear leg | 
| Trait: | Rear legrear view | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | - | |
| CHE | - | |
| FRA | .20 | Overall feet & leg | 
| ITA | - | |
| NLD | .15 | Angle measured at front of hock | 
| USA | - | |
| Trait: | Foot angle | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .10 | Foot angle | 
| CHE | - | |
| FRA | .15 | Low to steep | 
| ITA | - | |
| NLD | .20 | Angle at front of rear hoof from floor of hairline | 
| USA | .09 | Foot angle | 
| Trait: | Pasterns | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .10 | Foot angle | 
| CHE | .13 | Pasterns | 
| FRA | - | |
| ITA | .06 | Pasterns | 
| NLD | .20 | Foot angle | 
| USA | - | |
| Trait: | Heel depth | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .10 | Foot angle | 
| CHE | .10 | Hoof height | 
| FRA | .15 | Shallow to deep | 
| ITA | .25 | Height of hoof | 
| NLD | .20 | Foot angle | 
| USA | - | |
| Trait: | Fore udder | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .20 | Attachment | 
| CHE | .22 | Attachment | 
| FRA | .30 | Length: short to long | 
| ITA | .25 | Length of attachment between body and fore | 
| NLD | .35 | Strength of fore udder attachment to abdominal wall | 
| USA | .20 | Fore udder attachement | 
| Trait: | Rear udder height | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .22 | Rear udder height | 
| CHE | .21 | Rear udder height | 
| FRA | .25 | Distance between vulva and top of secreting tissue | 
| ITA | .17 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| NLD | .35 | Distance between pin bones and milk secreting tissue | 
| USA | .20 | Rear udder height | 
| Trait: | Rear udder width | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .20 | Rear udder width | 
| CHE | .20 | Rear udder width | 
| FRA | .25 | Rear udder attachment width | 
| ITA | .22 | Distance between the crease between the udder and the legs compering the crease on the other side | 
| NLD | .35 | Rear udder height | 
| USA | .17 | Read udder width | 
| Trait: | Udder support | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .20 | Median Suspensory | 
| CHE | .26 | Suspensory ligament | 
| FRA | .25 | Cleft between teats and above | 
| ITA | .13 | Depth of median cleft | 
| NLD | .25 | Depth of cleft measured at base of udder | 
| USA | .15 | Udder cleft | 
| Trait: | Udder depth | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .33 | Udder depth | 
| CHE | .23 | Udder depth | 
| FRA | .30 | Distance between hocks and the bottom point of udder | 
| ITA | .13 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| NLD | .45 | Distance from lowest udder floor to hock | 
| USA | .28 | Udder depth | 
| Trait: | Teat placement | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | .25 | Fore | 
| CHE | .34 | Front | 
| FRA | .30 | Distance between fore teats | 
| ITA | .25 | Direction of teat | 
| NLD | .45 | Front view | 
| USA | .21 | Teat placement | 
| Trait: | Teat length | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| CAN | - | |
| CHE | .37 | Teat length | 
| FRA | .30 | Short to long | 
| ITA | .20 | Length of teat | 
| NLD | .45 | Length of front teat | 
| USA | .31 | Teat length | 
| HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY | ||
| Trait: | Stature | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.45 | Height of rump between hips | 
| BEL | 0.50 | Height of rump between hips | 
| CAN | 0.53 | Height at hips (Holstein) | 
| 0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.42 | Wither height | 
| CHR | 0.45 | Height at withers | 
| DEU | 0.41 | Stature | 
| DNK | 0.60 | Stature (Holstein) | 
| 0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.41 | Height at rump between hips | 
| FIN | 0.61 | Height of the rump between hips | 
| FRA | 0.47 | Height at Sacrum | 
| GBR | 0.48 | Stature (Holstein) | 
| 0.44 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.43 | Stature | 
| ITA | 0.38 | Stature | 
| NLD | 0.60 | Measured in cm from the top of the spine in between hips to ground | 
| NZL | 0.40 | Hight at the shoulders of the animal | 
| POL | 0.63 | Stature | 
| SWE | 0.35 | Height at rump between hip bones | 
| USA | 0.42 | Distance ground to hip bone/vertebrae (Holstein) | 
| 0.39 | Stature (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.20 | Wither height | 
| Trait: | Chest width | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between fore legs | 
| BEL | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs | 
| CAN | 0.27 | Chest width (Holstein) | 
| 0.16 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.31 | Distance between fore legs | 
| CHR | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs | 
| DEU | 0.18 | Chest width | 
| DNK | 0.18 | Chest width (Holstein) | 
| 0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs | 
| FIN | 0.14 | Distance between the fore legs | 
| FRA | 0.20 | Chest width | 
| GBR | 0.25 | Chest width (Holstein) | 
| 0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.28 | Chest width | 
| ITA | 0.29 | Chest width | 
| NLD | 0.30 | Measured from the inside surface between the top of the front legs | 
| NZL | 0.24 | Body depth | 
| POL | 0.13 | Chest width | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Width between front legs, between shoulder blades and fore rib | 
| USA | 0.31 | Width of chest, muzzle, and substance of bone (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | Strength (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.08 | Chest width | 
| Trait: | Body depth | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Depth of the last rib | 
| BEL | 0.33 | Depth of the last rib | 
| CAN | 0.32 | Body depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.27 | Capacity (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.31 | Deepest point of the body | 
| CHR | 0.36 | Depth of the last rib | 
| DEU | 0.24 | Body depth | 
| DNK | 0.31 | Body depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.26 | Depth and width of rib cage, side view | 
| FIN | 0.25 | Depth of the last rib | 
| FRA | 0.36 | Chest Depth | 
| GBR | 0.43 | Body depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.30 | Body depth | 
| ITA | 0.31 | Body depth | 
| NLD | 0.35 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel at last rib - deepest point | 
| NZL | 0.24 | Strength and depth of chest and body, viewed from side, rear and front, in relation to physical size | 
| POL | 0.15 | Body depth | 
| SWE | 0.30 | Depth at the rear rib | 
| USA | 0.37 | Depth of rib cage (Holstein) | 
| 0.26 | Body depth (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.18 | Body depth | 
| Trait: | Angularity | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Angularity | 
| BEL | 0.32 | Angularity | 
| CAN | 0.30 | Dairy character (Holstein) | 
| 0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.22 | Openess and angle of ribs, flatness of bone | 
| CHR | - | - | 
| DEU | 0.24 | Angularity | 
| DNK | 0.31 | Dairy form (Holstein) | 
| 0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.28 | Sharpness of back and thights, openess of ribs, flatness of bone | 
| FIN | 0.12 | Openness and angle of the ribs | 
| FRA | 0.20 | Angularity | 
| GBR | 0.33 | Angularity (Holstein) | 
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.26 | Angularity | 
| ITA | 0.31 | Angularity | 
| NLD | 0.35 | The angle and openess of the ribs, combined with flatness of bone avoiding coarseness | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.37 | Angularity | 
| SWE | 0.35 | Dairyness | 
| USA | 0.29 | Dairy Form (Holstein) | 
| 0.23 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.14 | Dairy form | 
| Trait: | Rump angle | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins | 
| BEL | 0.28 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins | 
| CAN | 0.43 | Rump angle (Holstein) | 
| 0.15 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.40 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins | 
| CHR | 0.37 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins, side view | 
| DEU | 0.26 | Rump angle | 
| DNK | 0.32 | Rump, side view (Holstein) | 
| 0.29 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.30 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins | 
| FIN | 0.30 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins | 
| FRA | 0.34 | Rump angle | 
| GBR | 0.31 | Rump angle (Holstein) | 
| 0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.28 | Rump angle | 
| ITA | 0.25 | Rump angle | 
| NLD | 0.35 | Measured as the angle from the top of the pin to the top of the hip bone | 
| NZL | 0.24 | Angle of a line between the centre of the hips and the top of the pins | 
| POL | 0.25 | Rump angle | 
| SWE | 0.35 | Slope from hips to pins | 
| USA | 0.33 | Angle of the rump structure from hooks to pins (Holstein) | 
| 0.31 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.15 | Rump angle | 
| Trait: | Rump width | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between pins | 
| BEL | 0.28 | Distance between pins | 
| CAN | 0.34 | Width at pins (Holstein) | 
| 0.23 | Width at thurls (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.51 | Distance between pins | 
| CHR | 0.24 | Distance between pins | 
| DEU | 0.28 | Rump width | 
| DNK | 0.27 | Rump width (Holstein) | 
| 0.32 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.28 | Distance between pins | 
| FIN | 0.29 | Distance between pins | 
| FRA | 0.32 | Width at Hips | 
| GBR | 0.30 | Rump width (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.21 | Rump width | 
| ITA | 0.29 | Rump width | 
| NLD | 0.30 | The distance between the most posterior point of pin bones | 
| NZL | 0.23 | Width of pins, hips and thurls relative to the size | 
| POL | 0.24 | Rump width | 
| SWE | 0.30 | Distance between pins | 
| USA | 0.26 | Distance between inside wall of pins (Holstein) | 
| 0.20 | Thurl width (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.17 | Thurl width | 
| Trait: | Rear legset | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.17 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg | 
| BEL | 0.19 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg | 
| CAN | 0.26 | Rear legs side view (Holstein) | 
| 0.15 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.16 | 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 | 
| DEU | 0.15 | Rear leg set | 
| DNK | 0.23 | Rear legs side view (Holstein) | 
| 0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.17 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg | 
| FIN | 0.26 | Angle of the hock in the rear leg; side view | 
| FRA | 0.07 | Rear leg set | 
| GBR | 0.20 | Rear leg set (Holstein) | 
| 0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.13 | Rear leg set | 
| ITA | 0.16 | Rear leg set | 
| NLD | 0.35 | Angle measured at the front of the hock | 
| NZL | 0.07 | Straightness or curvature of the back legs | 
| POL | 0.12 | Rear leg set | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Hock angle, side view | 
| USA | 0.21 | Amount of set to the hock joint (Holstein) | 
| 0.10 | Rear legs (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.07 | Rear leg set | 
| Trait: | Rear legrear view | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | - | - | 
| BEL | - | - | 
| CAN | 0.10 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view | 
| CHR | - | - | 
| DEU | 0.15 | Angle of toe out of the rear feet | 
| DNK | 0.13 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) | 
| 0.12 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view | 
| FIN | 0.12 | Amount of hock-in and/or toe-out | 
| FRA | 0.10 | Locomotion | 
| GBR | 0.10 | Locomotion (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.05 | Rear leg rear view | 
| ITA | 0.15 | Rear leg rear view | 
| NLD | 0.15 | The angle of toe out of the rear feet | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | - | - | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Parallellity of hind legs | 
| USA | 0.15 | Amount of hock-in and/or toe-out (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - | 
| Trait: | Foot angle | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.21 | Side view foot diagonal | 
| BEL | 0.14 | Foot angle | 
| CAN | 0.13 | Foot angle (Holstein) | 
| 0.09 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.11 | Heel depth | 
| CHR | 0.22 | Foot angle | 
| DEU | 0.12 | Foot angle | 
| DNK | 0.13 | Foot angle (Holstein) | 
| 0.09 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.14 | Side view of the rear foot angle | 
| FIN | 0.11 | Angle between ground and front of the rear foot; side view | 
| FRA | 0.10 | Heel depth | 
| GBR | 0.14 | Foot angle (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.08 | Foot angle | 
| ITA | 0.18 | Foot angle | 
| NLD | 0.20 | Angle at the front of the rear hoof measured from the floor to the hairline | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.17 | Foot angle | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Toe angle formed by slope of upper claw and sole | 
| USA | 0.15 | Steepness of the angle of the foot (Holstein) | 
| 0.10 | Foot angle (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.11 | Foot angle | 
| Trait: | Fore udder | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder - side view | 
| BEL | 0.24 | Strength of attachment between body and fore udder | 
| CAN | 0.27 | Fore udder attachment (Holstein) | 
| 0.20 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.22 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder - side view | 
| CHR | 0.31 | Attachment between body and fore udder | 
| DEU | 0.21 | Fore udder | 
| DNK | 0.24 | Fore udder attachement (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.21 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder | 
| FIN | 0.28 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder; side view | 
| FRA | 0.20 | Fore udder attachement | 
| GBR | 0.21 | Fore udder (Holstein) | 
| 0.24 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.14 | Fore udder | 
| ITA | 0.15 | Fore udder | 
| NLD | 0.35 | The strength of attachment of the fore udder to the abdominal wall | 
| NZL | 0.21 | How well the front udder is attached to the body wall | 
| POL | 0.17 | Fore udder | 
| SWE | 0.30 | Strength of attachement | 
| USA | 0.29 | Strength of the udder attachment to the body wall by lateral ligaments (Holstein) | 
| 0.22 | Fore udder attachement (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.08 | Fore udder | 
| Trait: | Rear udder height | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.27 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| BEL | 0.27 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| CAN | 0.24 | Rear udder height (Holstein) | 
| 0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.24 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| CHR | 0.36 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| DEU | 0.22 | Rear udder heigth | 
| DNK | 0.15 | Rear udder height (Holstein) | 
| 0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.22 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| FIN | 0.27 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue | 
| FRA | 0.20 | Rear udder heigth | 
| GBR | 0.27 | Rear udder heigth (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.15 | Distance between highest point of udder and middle point of hock-pin line | 
| ITA | 0.20 | Rear udder heigth | 
| NLD | 0.35 | The distance between the pin bones and the milk secreting tissue, in relation to the height of the animal | 
| NZL | 0.24 | Height and width of the rear udder attachment as distinct from udder support | 
| POL | 0.23 | Read udder height | 
| SWE | 0.35 | Distance between base of vulva and top of milk secreting tissue | 
| USA | 0.28 | Point of rear udder attachment (Holstein) | 
| 0.26 | Rear udder height (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.14 | Rear udder height | 
| Trait: | Udder support | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.27 | Cleft of udder | 
| BEL | 0.20 | Ligament | 
| CAN | 0.15 | Median suspensory (Holstein) | 
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.26 | Cleft of udder | 
| CHR | 0.34 | Visibility of suspensory ligament | 
| DEU | 0.13 | Udder support | 
| DNK | 0.19 | Udder cleft (Holstein) | 
| 0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.17 | Cleft of udder | 
| FIN | 0.22 | Suspensory ligament | 
| FRA | 0.26 | Udder cleft | 
| GBR | 0.23 | Udder support (Holstein) | 
| 0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.12 | Udder support | 
| ITA | 0.15 | Udder support | 
| NLD | 0.25 | The depth of cleft, measured at the base of the udder | 
| NZL | 0.23 | Strength of the suspensory ligament as viewed from the rear | 
| POL | 0.12 | Udder support | 
| SWE | 0.15 | Depth of udder cleft, strength of ligament | 
| USA | 0.24 | Depth of the cleft through the front and rear udder (Holstein) | 
| 0.20 | Suspensory ligament (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.09 | Udder support | 
| Trait: | Udder depth | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| BEL | 0.27 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| CAN | 0.39 | Udder depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.33 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.28 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| CHR | 0.34 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| DEU | 0.26 | Udder depth | 
| DNK | 0.36 | Udder depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.37 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.30 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| FIN | 0.32 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder | 
| FRA | 0.35 | Udder-hocks distance | 
| GBR | 0.34 | Udder depth (Holstein) | 
| 0.33 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.27 | Udder depth | 
| ITA | 0.29 | Udder depth | 
| NLD | 0.45 | The distance of the lowest udder floor to the hock | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.21 | Udder depth | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Distance between udder base and hock | 
| USA | 0.28 | Distance between hock and udder floor (Holstein) | 
| 0.38 | Udder depth (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.15 | Udder depth | 
| Trait: | Teat placement | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.33 | Placement of front teats - front view | 
| BEL | 0.32 | Placement of front teats | 
| CAN | 0.31 | Front teat placement (Holstein) | 
| 0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.43 | Placement of front teats | 
| CHR | 0.48 | Placement of front teats - front view | 
| DEU | 0.22 | Teat placement | 
| DNK | 0.40 | Front teat placement (Holstein) | 
| 0.41 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.25 | Distance between front teats | 
| FIN | 0.15 | Placement of front teats; front view | 
| FRA | 0.30 | Front teat placement | 
| GBR | 0.28 | Teat placement (Holstein) | 
| 0.34 | Rear teat placement (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.20 | Teat placement | 
| ITA | 0.22 | Teat placement | 
| NLD | 0.45 | The position of the center of the front teat at the point of the udder - front view | 
| NZL | 0.28 | Placement of the front teats relative to the centre of the quarters as viewed from the rear | 
| POL | 0.20 | Teat placement | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Placement of teat on the udder quarter | 
| USA | 0.26 | Placement of front teats viewed from the rear (Holstein) | 
| 0.24 | Front teat placement (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.17 | Teat placement | 
| Trait: | Teat length | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.24 | Length of front teats - side view | 
| BEL | 0.29 | Length of front teats | 
| CAN | 0.30 | Front teat length (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.40 | Length of front teats - side view | 
| CHR | 0.51 | Length of front teats - side view | 
| DEU | 0.25 | Teat length | 
| DNK | 0.41 | Front teat length (Holstein) | 
| 0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.29 | Front teat length | 
| FIN | 0.38 | Length of front teats; side view | 
| FRA | 0.30 | Teat length | 
| GBR | 0.33 | Teat length (Holstein) | 
| 0.37 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.25 | Teat length | 
| ITA | 0.20 | Teat length | 
| NLD | 0.45 | The length of the front teat | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.23 | Teat length | 
| SWE | 0.30 | Distance between teat base and tip | 
| USA | 0.31 | Length of front teats (Holstein) | 
| 0.26 | Teat length (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | 0.27 | Teat length | 
| Trait: | Overall conformation | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.30 | General appearance | 
| BEL | 0.35 | Final score (composite trait) | 
| CAN | 0.32 | Final score (individual trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.27 | Final score (composite trait) | 
| CHR | 0.34 | Overall score (composite trait) | 
| DEU | 0.25 | Relative total breeding value for type (RZE) | 
| DNK | 0.30 | Body (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.24 | Final class (individual trait) | 
| FIN | - | - | 
| FRA | 0.30 | Overall score (composite trait) | 
| GBR | 0.33 | Overall conformation (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.30 | Total score (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.20 | Overall conformation | 
| ITA | 0.15 | Final class (individual trait) | 
| NLD | 0.30 | Overall conformation (composite trait) | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.39 | Overall conformation score | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Overall conformation (composite trait) | 
| USA | 0.31 | Overall conformation (individual trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.23 | Final score (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - | 
| Trait: | Overall udder | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.30 | Mammary system | 
| BEL | 0.27 | Overall udder (composite trait) | 
| CAN | 0.29 | Mammary system (Holstein) | 
| 0.22 | Oveall udder score (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.22 | Overall udder (composite trait) | 
| CHR | 0.37 | Composite score for udder | 
| DEU | 0.22 | Overall udder (composite trait) | 
| DNK | 0.25 | Mammary (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.25 | Mammary system (individual trait) | 
| FIN | - | - | 
| FRA | 0.30 | Udder score (composite trait) | 
| GBR | 0.26 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.12 | Overall udder | 
| ITA | 0.25 | Overall udder (composite trait) | 
| NLD | 0.35 | Qualification of the total udder | 
| NZL | 0.25 | All traits pertaining to the udder | 
| POL | 0.16 | Overall udder score | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Overall udder (composite trait) | 
| USA | 0.28 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - | 
| Trait: | Overall feet & legs | |
| Country | h2 | Definition | 
| AUS | 0.21 | Side view foot diagonal | 
| BEL | 0.17 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) | 
| CAN | 0.21 | Feet & legs (individual trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.13 | Overall feet & leg score (Jersey) | |
| CHE | 0.12 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) | 
| CHR | 0.22 | Composite score for feet and legs | 
| DEU | 0.17 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) | 
| DNK | 0.15 | Feet and legs (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.15 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| ESP | 0.17 | Feet and legs (individual trait) | 
| FIN | - | - | 
| FRA | 0.10 | Locomotion | 
| GBR | 0.15 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) (Holstein) | 
| 0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
| HUN | 0.15 | Overall feet & legs | 
| ITA | 0.15 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) | 
| NLD | 0.20 | Set and bone quality of legs, quality of feet, and use of legs and feet | 
| NZL | - | - | 
| POL | 0.10 | Overall feet and leg score | 
| SWE | 0.20 | Overall feet & legs | 
| USA | 0.15 | Feet & legs score (Holstein) | 
| - | - (Jersey) | |
| ZAF | - | - |