Table 6. Trait definitions and heritabilities used in national evaluations for | ||
Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey conformation as provided by participating | ||
countries (parameters and trait definitions are identical for Ayrshire, Holstein and Jersey | ||
in Australia and New Zealand, and for Ayrshire and Holstein in Finland) | ||
AUS=Australia, BEL=(Walloon part of) Belgium, CAN=Canada, CHE=Switzerland, | ||
CHR=Swizerland (Red Holstein), DEA/DEU=Germany+Austria, DNK=Denmark,
DNR=Denmark (Red Holstein), ESP=Spain, FIN=Finland, FRA=France, GBR=United Kingdom, |
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HUN=Hungary, ITA=Italy, JPN=Japan, NLD=Netherlands (+ Flemish part of Belgium), | ||
NZL=New Zealand, POL=Poland, SWE=Sweden, USA=United States, ZAF=Rep. of South Africa | ||
BROWN SWISS | ||
Trait: | Stature | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.46 | Height at withers |
CHE | 0.42 | Height at withers |
DEA | 0.41 | Height at withers |
FRA | 0.63 | Height at sacrum |
ITA | 0.38 | Height at withers |
NLD | 0.60 | Height at top of spine in between hips |
USA | 0.43 | Stature |
Trait: | Chest width | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.20 | Chest width |
CHE | 0.31 | Circumference of chest |
DEA | 0.21 | Circumference of chest |
FRA | 0.40 | Chest depth |
ITA | 0.13 | 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 | 0.30 | Capacity (1-18 scale) |
CHE | 0.32 | Body depth |
DEA | 0.21 | Body depth |
FRA | 0.39 | Max distance between top and bottom lines |
ITA | 0.20 | Depth of last rib, deepest point of body |
NLD | 0.35 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel of last rib |
USA | 0.25 | Body depth |
Trait: | Angularity | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.23 | Dairy character |
CHE | 0.28 | Muscling |
DEA | - | |
FRA | 0.48 | Dairy character |
ITA | 0.16 | Degree of angularity |
NLD | 0.35 | Angle and openness of ribs, flatness of bone avoiding coarseness |
USA | 0.18 | Dairy form |
Trait: | Rump angle | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.18 | Rump angle |
CHE | 0.29 | Rump angle |
DEA | 0.26 | Angle of rump from hips to pin (side view) |
FRA | 0.33 | Hip to pins |
ITA | 0.17 | Angle of rump from hips to pin (side view) |
NLD | 0.35 | Angle from top of pin to top of hip bone |
USA | 0.27 | Rump angle |
Trait: | Rump width | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.27 | Width at thurls |
CHE | 0.32 | Rump width |
DEA | 0.29 | Distance between pin bones |
FRA | 0.39 | Width at hips |
ITA | - | |
NLD | 0.30 | Distance between two most posterior points of pin bones |
USA | 0.18 | Thurl width |
Trait: | Rear leg side view | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.15 | Rear leg side view |
CHE | 0.21 | Hock angle |
DEA | 0.18 | Angle of hock in the rear leg |
FRA | 0.18 | Rear leg side view |
ITA | 0.09 | Angle of hock in |
NLD | 0.35 | Angle of toe out of rear feet |
USA | 0.18 | Rear leg |
Trait: | Pasterns/Foot angle | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.10 | Foot angle |
CHE | 0.13 | Pasterns |
DEA | 0.21 | Foot angle |
FRA | 0.12 | Foot angle |
ITA | 0.06 | Pasterns |
NLD | 0.20 | Foot angle |
USA | 0.13 | Foot angle |
Trait: | Heel depth | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.10 | Foot angle |
CHE | 0.10 | Hoof height |
DEA | 0.06 | Height of hoof |
FRA | 0.14 | Shallow to deep |
ITA | 0.25 | Height of hoof |
NLD | 0.20 | Foot angle |
USA | - | |
Trait: | Fore udder | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.20 | Attachment |
CHE | 0.22 | Fore udder length |
DEA | 0.20 | Fore udder length |
FRA | 0.31 | Length: short to long |
ITA | 0.25 | Length of attachment between body and fore |
NLD | 0.35 | Strength of fore udder attachment to abdominal wall |
USA | 0.22 | Fore udder attachment |
Trait: | Rear udder height | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.22 | Rear udder height |
CHE | 0.21 | Rear udder height |
DEA | 0.12 | 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 | 0.35 | Distance between pin bones and milk secreting tissue |
USA | 0.22 | Rear udder height |
Trait: | Rear udder width | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.20 | Rear udder width |
CHE | 0.20 | Rear udder width |
DEA | 0.12 | Rear udder width |
FRA | 0.37 | Rear udder attachment width |
ITA | 0.22 | Distance between the crease between the udder and the legs comparing the crease on the other side |
NLD | 0.35 | Rear udder height |
USA | 0.19 | Read udder width |
Trait: | Udder support | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.20 | Median Suspensory |
CHE | 0.26 | Suspensory ligament |
DEA | 0.40 | Depth of median cleft |
FRA | 0.32 | Cleft between teats and above |
ITA | 0.13 | Depth of median cleft |
NLD | 0.25 | Depth of cleft measured at base of udder |
USA | 0.22 | Udder cleft |
Trait: | Udder depth | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.33 | Udder depth |
CHE | 0.23 | Udder depth |
DEA | 0.40 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
FRA | 0.43 | Distance between hocks and the bottom point of udder |
ITA | 0.13 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
NLD | 0.45 | Distance from lowest udder floor to hock |
USA | 0.34 | Udder depth |
Trait: | Teat placement | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.25 | Fore |
CHE | 0.34 | Front |
DEA | 0.33 | Placement of front teats |
FRA | 0.41 | Distance between fore teats |
ITA | 0.25 | Direction of teat |
NLD | 0.45 | Front view |
USA | 0.27 | Teat placement |
Trait: | Teat length | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | - | |
CHE | 0.37 | Teat length |
DEA | 0.52 | Length of front teat |
FRA | 0.44 | Short to long |
ITA | 0.20 | Length of teat |
NLD | 0.45 | Length of front teat |
USA | 0.34 | Teat length |
Trait: | Rear teat placement | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.27 | Rear teat placement |
CHE | 0.34 | Rear teat placement |
DEA | 0.43 | Placement of rear teats |
FRA | 0.37 | Rear teat placement |
ITA | - | - |
NLD | 0.44 | Rear teat placement |
USA | - | - |
Trait: | Overall conformation | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.22 | Overall conformation |
CHE | 0.28 | Overall conformation score |
DEA | - | |
FRA | 0.41 | Overall conformation (composite) |
ITA | 0.38 | 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 | 0.24 | Overall udder score |
DEA | 0.38 | Overall udder score |
FRA | 0.40 | Overall udder score |
ITA | 0.18 | Udder score |
NLD | 0.35 | Qualification of the total udder |
USA | - | |
Trait: | Overall feet & leg score | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
CAN | 0.17 | Overall feet & leg score |
CHE | 0.12 | Overall feet & leg score |
DEA | 0.18 | Overall feet & leg score, incl runp angle, top line |
FRA | 0.11 | Overall feet & leg score |
ITA | - | |
NLD | 0.20 | Set and bone quality of legs, quality of feet, and use of legs and feet |
USA | - | |
AYRSHIRE, 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 (Ayrshire) |
0.46 | Height at withers (Guernsey) | |
0.53 | Height at hips (Holstein) | |
0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.42 | Wither height |
CHR | 0.45 | Height at withers |
CZE | 0.33 | Stature |
DEU | 0.41 | Stature |
DNK | 0.63 | Stature (Ayrshire) |
0.60 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.41 | Height at rump between hips |
FIN | 0.63 | Height of the rump between hips |
FRA | 0.47 | Height at Sacrum |
GBR | 0.64 | Stature (Guernsey) |
0.48 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.44 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.43 | Stature |
ITA | 0.38 | Stature |
JPN | 0.46 | Height at rump |
NLD | 0.60 | Measured in cm from the top of the spine in between hips to ground |
NOR | 0.37 | Rumph height in cm |
NZL | 0.40 | Hight at the shoulders of the animal |
POL | 0.63 | Stature |
SWE | 0.35 | Height at rump between hip bones |
USA | 0.54 | Stature (Ayrshire) |
0.49 | Stature (Guernsey) | |
0.42 | Distance ground to hip bone/vertebrae (Holstein) | |
0.39 | Stature (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.47 | Height of the front part of rump (Holstein) |
0.20 | Wither height (Jersey) | |
Trait: | Chest width | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | 0.24 | Distance between fore legs |
BEL | 0.14 | Chest width |
CAN | 0.24 | Chest width (Ayrshire) |
0.20 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.27 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.16 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.31 | Distance between fore legs |
CHR | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs |
CZE | 0.13 | Chest width |
DEU | 0.18 | Chest width |
DNK | 0.18 | Chest width (Ayrshire) |
0.18 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.20 | Distance between fore legs |
FIN | 0.15 | Distance between the fore legs |
FRA | 0.20 | Chest width |
GBR | 0.18 | Chest width (Guernsey) |
0.25 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.28 | Chest width |
ITA | 0.29 | Chest width |
JPN | 0.20 | Width of chest floor |
NLD | 0.30 | Measured from the inside surface between the top of the front legs |
NOR | 0.28 | Heart girth in cm |
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 | Strength (Ayrshire) |
0.22 | Strength (Guernsey) | |
0.31 | Width of chest, muzzle, and substance of bone (Holstein) | |
0.25 | Strength (Jersey) | |
ZAF | - | (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 | 0.33 | Capacity (Ayrshire) |
0.30 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
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 |
CZE | 0.18 | Body depth |
DEU | 0.24 | Body depth |
DNK | 0.25 | Body depth (Ayrshire) |
0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.26 | Depth and width of rib cage, side view |
FIN | 0.27 | Depth of the last rib |
FRA | 0.36 | Body Depth |
GBR | 0.26 | Body depth (Guernsey) |
0.43 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.30 | Body depth |
ITA | 0.31 | Body depth |
JPN | 0.27 | Depth of rear rib |
NLD | 0.35 | Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel at last rib - deepest point |
NOR | - | - |
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 | 0.29 | Body depth (Ayrshire) |
0.32 | Body depth (Guernsey) | |
0.37 | Depth of rib cage (Holstein) | |
- | - (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.22 | Depth at the deepest part of the centre piece (Holstein) |
0.18 | Body depth (Jersey) | |
Trait: | Angularity | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | 0.24 | Angularity |
BEL | 0.28 | Angularity |
CAN | 0.24 | Dairy character (Ayrshire) |
0.23 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.30 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.22 | Openess and angle of ribs, flatness of bone |
CHR | - | - |
CZE | 0.23 | Angularity |
DEU | 0.24 | Angularity |
DNK | 0.37 | Dairy form (Ayrshire) |
0.31 | -"- (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 | 0.26 | Angularity (Guernsey) |
0.33 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.26 | Angularity |
ITA | 0.31 | Angularity |
JPN | 0.13 | Sharpness and flatness of bone, openness and slant of rib, lenght of neck, quality of skin |
NLD | 0.35 | The angle and openess of the ribs, combined with flatness of bone avoiding coarseness |
NOR | - | - |
NZL | - | - |
POL | 0.37 | Angularity |
SWE | 0.35 | Dairyness |
USA | 0.20 | Dairy Form (Ayrshire) |
0.28 | Dairy Form (Guernsey) | |
0.29 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.23 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.18 | Angularity (Holstein) |
0.14 | 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 | 0.21 | Rump angle (Ayrshire) |
0.18 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.43 | -"- (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 |
CZE | 0.52 | Rump angle |
DEU | 0.26 | Rump angle |
DNK | 0.33 | Rump angle (Ayrshire) |
0.32 | Rump, side view (Holstein) | |
0.29 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.30 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins |
FIN | 0.31 | Angle of the rump from hips to pins |
FRA | 0.34 | Rump angle |
GBR | 0.31 | Rump angle (Guernsey) |
0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.29 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.28 | Rump angle |
ITA | 0.25 | Rump angle |
JPN | 0.31 | Slope from hips to pins |
NLD | 0.35 | Measured as the angle from the top of the pin to the top of the hip bone |
NOR | 0.18 | Rump angle |
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 | 0.28 | Rump angle (Ayrshire) |
0.41 | Rump angle (Guernsey) | |
0.33 | Angle of the rump structure from hooks to pins (Holstein) | |
0.31 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.29 | Side view of angle between pinbones and hipbones (Holstein) |
0.15 | Rump angle (Jersey) | |
Trait: | Rump width | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | 0.24 | Distance between pins |
BEL | 0.31 | Rump width |
CAN | 0.31 | Width at thurls (Ayrshire) |
0.27 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.34 | Width at pins (Holstein) | |
0.23 | Width at thurls (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.51 | Distance between pins |
CHR | 0.24 | Distance between pins |
CZE | 0.29 | Rump width |
DEU | 0.28 | Rump width |
DNK | 0.33 | Rump width (Ayrshire) |
0.27 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.32 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.28 | Distance between pins |
FIN | 0.33 | Distance between pins |
FRA | 0.32 | Rump width |
GBR | 0.31 | Rump width (Guernsey) |
0.30 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.24 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.21 | Rump width |
ITA | 0.29 | Rump width |
JPN | 0.26 | Width of the thurls |
NLD | 0.30 | The distance between the most posterior point of pin bones |
NOR | - | - |
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 | 0.35 | Thurl width (Ayrshire) |
0.29 | Thurl width (Guernsey) | |
0.26 | Distance between inside wall of pins (Holstein) | |
0.20 | Thurl width (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.17 | Distance between the two centers of the pinbones (Holstein) |
0.17 | 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 | 0.14 | Rear legs side view (Ayrshire) |
0.15 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.26 | -"- (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 |
CZE | 0.13 | Rear leg set |
DEU | 0.15 | Rear leg set |
DNK | 0.23 | Rear legs side view (Ayrshire) |
0.23 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.17 | Side view of the angle of the hock in the rear leg |
FIN | 0.23 | Angle of the hock in the rear leg; side view |
FRA | 0.07 | Rear leg set |
GBR | 0.18 | Rear leg set (Guernsey) |
0.20 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.18 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.13 | Rear leg set |
ITA | 0.16 | Rear leg set |
JPN | 0.13 | Straight - sickle leg, side view |
NLD | 0.35 | Angle measured at the front of the hock |
NOR | 0.09 | Rear leg side view |
NZL | 0.07 | Straightness or curvature of the back legs |
POL | 0.12 | Rear leg set |
SWE | 0.20 | Hock angle, side view |
USA | 0.15 | Rear legs (Ayrshire) |
0.16 | Rear legs (Guernsey) | |
0.21 | Amount of set to the hock joint (Holstein) | |
0.10 | Rear legs (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.06 | Rear leg side view (Holstein) |
0.07 | Rear leg set (Jersey) | |
Trait: | Rear leg rear view | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | - | - |
BEL | 0.09 | Rear leg rear view |
CAN | - | - (Ayrshire) |
- | - (Guernsey) | |
0.10 | Rear leg rear view (Holstein) | |
- | - (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.12 | Rear leg rear view |
CHR | - | - |
CZE | - | - |
DEU | 0.15 | Angle of toe out of the rear feet |
DNK | 0.19 | Rear leg rear view (Ayrshire) |
0.13 | -"- (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 | - | - (Guernsey) |
0.10 | Locomotion (Holstein) | |
- | - (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.05 | Rear leg rear view |
ITA | 0.15 | Rear leg rear view |
JPN | 0.11 | Sickle - straight leg, rear view |
NLD | 0.15 | The angle of toe out of the rear feet |
NOR | 0.06 | Rear leg rear view |
NZL | - | - |
POL | 0.04 | The angle of toe out of the rear feet |
SWE | 0.20 | Parallellity of hind legs |
USA | - | - (Ayrshire) |
- | - (Guernsey) | |
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 | 0.06 | Foot angle |
CAN | 0.11 | Foot angle (Ayrshire) |
0.10 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.13 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.09 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.11 | Heel depth |
CHR | 0.22 | Foot angle |
CZE | 0.08 | Foot angle |
DEU | 0.12 | Foot angle |
DNK | 0.17 | Foot angle (Ayrshire) |
0.13 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.09 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.14 | Side view of the rear foot angle |
FIN | 0.09 | Angle between ground and front of the rear foot; side view |
FRA | 0.10 | Heel depth |
GBR | 0.23 | Foot angle (Guernsey) |
0.14 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.08 | Foot angle |
ITA | 0.18 | Foot angle |
JPN | 0.09 | 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 | 0.09 | Foot angle |
NZL | - | - |
POL | 0.07 | Foot angle |
SWE | 0.20 | Toe angle formed by slope of upper claw and sole |
USA | 0.15 | Foot angle (Ayrshire) |
0.10 | Foot angle (Guernsey) | |
0.15 | Steepness of the angle of the foot (Holstein) | |
0.10 | Foot angle (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.09 | Angle between the foot's fron end and ground (Holstein) |
0.11 | 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 | 0.20 | Fore udder attachment (Ayrshire) |
0.20 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.27 | -"- (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 |
CZE | 0.24 | Fore udder |
DEU | 0.21 | Fore udder |
DNK | 0.29 | Fore udder attachment (Ayrshire) |
0.24 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.21 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder |
FIN | 0.25 | Strength and quality of attachment between body and fore udder; side view |
FRA | 0.20 | Fore udder attachment |
GBR | 0.30 | Fore udder (Guernsey) |
0.21 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.24 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.14 | Fore udder |
ITA | 0.15 | Fore udder |
JPN | 0.12 | Strength of attachment |
NLD | 0.35 | The strength of attachment of the fore udder to the abdominal wall |
NOR | 0.06 | Fore udder |
NZL | 0.21 | How well the front udder is attached to the body wall |
POL | 0.17 | Fore udder |
SWE | 0.30 | Strength of attachment |
USA | 0.21 | Fore udder (Ayrshire) |
0.29 | Fore udder (Guernsey) | |
0.29 | Strength of the udder attachment to the body wall by lateral ligaments (Holstein) | |
0.22 | Fore udder attachment (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.14 | Strength of attachment (Holstein) |
0.08 | 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 | 0.22 | Rear udder height (Ayrhsire) |
0.22 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.24 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.21 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.24 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
CHR | 0.36 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
CZE | 0.16 | Rear udder height |
DEU | 0.22 | Rear udder heigth |
DNK | 0.23 | Rear udder height (Ayrshire) |
0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.22 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
FIN | 0.26 | Distance between vulva and milk secreting tissue |
FRA | 0.20 | Rear udder heigth |
GBR | 0.17 | Rear udder heigth (Guernsey) |
0.27 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.15 | Distance between highest point of udder and middle point of hock-pin line |
ITA | 0.20 | Rear udder heigth |
JPN | 0.19 | Distance between bottom of vulva and top of milk secretion tissue |
NLD | 0.35 | The distance between the pin bones and the milk secreting tissue, in relation to the height of |
the animal | ||
NOR | 0.06 | Rear udder height |
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 | 0.26 | Rear udder height (Ayrshire) |
0.28 | Rear udder height (Guernsey) | |
0.28 | Point of rear udder attachment (Holstein) | |
0.26 | Rear udder height (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.15 | 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 | 0.17 | Median suspensory (Ayrshire) |
0.20 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.26 | Cleft of udder |
CHR | 0.34 | Visibility of suspensory ligament |
CZE | 0.21 | Udder support |
DEU | 0.13 | Udder support |
DNK | 0.25 | Udder cleft (Ayrshire) |
0.19 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.17 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.17 | Cleft of udder |
FIN | 0.22 | Suspensory ligament |
FRA | 0.26 | Udder cleft |
GBR | 0.20 | Udder support (Guernsey) |
0.23 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.14 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.12 | Udder support |
ITA | 0.15 | Udder support |
JPN | 0.18 | Depth of cleft through the bottom of the udder |
NLD | 0.25 | The depth of cleft, measured at the base of the udder |
NOR | 0.06 | Udder support |
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 | 0.23 | Udder cleft (Ayrshire) |
0.21 | Udder cleft (Guernsey) | |
0.24 | Depth of the cleft through the front and rear udder (Holstein) | |
0.20 | Udder cleft (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.09 | Depth of udder cleft between rear teats (Holstein) |
0.09 | 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 | 0.33 | Udder depth (Ayrshire) |
0.33 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.39 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.33 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.28 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
CHR | 0.34 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
CZE | 0.19 | Udder depth |
DEU | 0.26 | Udder depth |
DNK | 0.39 | Udder depth (Ayrshire) |
0.36 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.37 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.30 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
FIN | 0.37 | Distance between hock and bottom of udder |
FRA | 0.35 | Udder-hocks distance |
GBR | 0.36 | Udder depth (Guernsey) |
0.34 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.33 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.27 | Udder depth |
ITA | 0.29 | Udder depth |
JPN | 0.27 | The distance between the lowest point of the udder floor and the hock |
NLD | 0.45 | The distance of the lowest udder floor to the hock |
NOR | - | - |
NZL | - | - |
POL | 0.21 | Udder depth |
SWE | 0.20 | Distance between udder base and hock |
USA | 0.31 | Udder depth (Ayrshire) |
0.40 | Udder depth (Guernsey) | |
0.28 | Distance between hock and udder floor (Holstein) | |
0.38 | Udder depth (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.20 | Distance between udder floor and hocks (Holstein) |
0.15 | 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 | 0.23 | Front teat placement (Ayrshire) |
0.25 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.27 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.43 | Placement of front teats |
CHR | 0.48 | Placement of front teats - front view |
CZE | 0.20 | Front teat placement |
DEU | 0.22 | Teat placement |
DNK | 0.43 | Front teat placement (Ayrshire) |
0.40 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.41 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.25 | Distance between front teats |
FIN | 0.20 | Placement of front teats; front view |
FRA | 0.30 | Front teat placement |
GBR | 0.39 | Rear teat placement (Guernsey) |
0.28 | Teat placement (Holstein) | |
0.34 | Rear teat placement (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.20 | Teat placement |
ITA | 0.22 | Teat placement |
JPN | 0.36 | Placement of from teats on the quarter - rear view |
NLD | 0.45 | The position of the center of the front teat at the point of the udder - front view |
NOR | 0.37 | Teat placement |
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 | 0.24 | Teat placement (Ayrshire) |
0.31 | Teat placement (Guernsey) | |
0.26 | Placement of front teats viewed from the rear (Holstein) | |
0.24 | Front teat placement (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.24 | Position of teat base viewed from the front (Holstein) |
0.17 | 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 | - | - (Ayrshire) |
- | - (Guernsey) | |
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 |
CZE | 0.28 | Teat length |
DEU | 0.25 | Teat length |
DNK | 0.42 | Front teat length (Ayrshire) |
0.41 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.42 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.29 | Front teat length |
FIN | 0.42 | Length of front teats; side view |
FRA | 0.30 | Teat length |
GBR | 0.27 | Teat length (Guernsey) |
0.33 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.37 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.25 | Teat length |
ITA | 0.20 | Teat length |
JPN | 0.31 | Length of (extreme) teat |
NLD | 0.45 | The length of the front teat |
NOR | 0.21 | Teat length |
NZL | - | - |
POL | 0.23 | Teat length |
SWE | 0.30 | Distance between teat base and tip |
USA | 0.30 | Teat length (Ayrshire) |
0.34 | Teat length (Guernsey) | |
0.31 | Length of front teats (Holstein) | |
0.26 | Teat length (Jersey) | |
ZAF | 0.34 | Teat length (Holstein) |
0.27 | Teat length (Jersey) | |
Trait: | Rear teat placement | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | - | - |
BEL | 0.29 | Rear teat placement |
CAN | 0.25 | Rear teat placement (Ayrshire) |
0.27 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.31 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.33 | Placement of rear teats |
CHR | - | - |
CZE | - | - |
DEU | 0.28 | Rear teat placement |
DNK | 0.34 | Rear teat placement (Ayrshire) |
0.25 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.34 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.24 | Rear teat placement |
FIN | 0.26 | Placement of rear teats; side view |
FRA | 0.23 | Teat direction rear |
GBR | 0.23 | Rear teat placement |
HUN | - | - |
ITA | - | - |
JPN | - | - |
NLD | 0.44 | Rear teat placement |
NOR | 0.36 | Rear teat placement |
NZL | 0.28 | The placement of the rear teats (at the point of attachment to the udder) relative to the centre of the quarters |
POL | - | - |
SWE | - | - |
USA | - | - |
ZAF | - | - |
Trait: | Overall conformation | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | 0.30 | General appearance |
BEL | 0.36 | Overall conformation score |
CAN | 0.21 | Final score (individual trait) (Ayrshire) |
0.22 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.32 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.22 | -"- (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.27 | Final score (composite trait) |
CHR | 0.34 | Overall score (composite trait) |
CZE | 0.26 | Overall conformation score |
DEU | 0.25 | Relative total breeding value for type (RZE) |
DNK | 0.30 | Body (Ayrshire) |
0.30 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.24 | Final class (individual trait) |
FIN | - | - |
FRA | 0.23 | Overall score (composite trait) |
GBR | 0.36 | Total score (Guernsey) |
0.33 | Overall conformation (composite trait) (Holstein) | |
0.30 | Total score (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.20 | Overall conformation |
ITA | 0.15 | Final score (individual trait) |
JPN | 0.20 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
NLD | 0.30 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
NOR | 0.07 | Overall conformation |
NZL | 0.25 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
POL | 0.30 | Overall conformation score |
SWE | 0.20 | Overall conformation (composite trait) |
USA | 0.27 | Final score (Ayrshire) |
0.21 | Final score (Guernsey) | |
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 | 0.24 | Overall udder score |
CAN | 0.20 | Overall udder score (Ayrshire) |
0.21 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
0.29 | Mammary system (Holstein) | |
0.22 | Overall udder score (Jersey) | |
CHE | 0.22 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
CHR | 0.37 | Composite score for udder |
CZE | 0.14 | Overall udder score |
DEU | 0.22 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
DNK | 0.25 | Mammary (composite trait) (Ayrshire) |
0.25 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.25 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.25 | Mammary system (individual trait) |
FIN | - | - |
FRA | 0.30 | Udder score (composite trait) |
GBR | 0.30 | Mammary (Guernsey) |
0.26 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) | |
0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.12 | Overall udder |
ITA | 0.25 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
JPN | 0.11 | Overall udder score (individual trait) |
NLD | 0.35 | Qualification of the total udder |
NOR | 0.37 | Udder index |
NZL | 0.25 | All traits pertaining to the udder |
POL | 0.15 | Overall udder score |
SWE | 0.20 | Overall udder (composite trait) |
USA | - | - (Ayrshire) |
- | - (Guernsey) | |
0.28 | Overall udder (composite trait) (Holstein) | |
- | - (Jersey) | |
ZAF | - | - |
Trait: | Overall feet & legs | |
Country | h2 | Definition |
AUS | 0.21 | Side view foot diagonal |
BEL | 0.13 | Overall feet & legs score |
CAN | 0.22 | Overall feet & leg score (Ayrshire) |
0.17 | -"- (Guernsey) | |
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 |
CZE | 0.18 | Overall feet & legs score |
DEU | 0.17 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) |
DNK | 0.15 | Feet and legs (composite trait) (Ayrshire) |
0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.15 | -"- (Jersey) | |
ESP | 0.17 | Feet and legs (individual trait) |
FIN | - | - |
FRA | 0.10 | Locomotion |
GBR | 0.30 | Overall feet & legs (composite trait) (Guernsey) |
0.15 | -"- (Holstein) | |
0.30 | -"- (Jersey) | |
HUN | 0.15 | Overall feet & legs |
ITA | 0.15 | Subjective functionality score (individual trait) |
JPN | 0.12 | Overall feet & legs (individual trait) |
NLD | 0.20 | 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 |
SWE | 0.20 | Overall feet & legs |
USA | - | - (Ayrshire) |
- | - (Guernsey) | |
0.15 | Feet & legs score (Holstein) | |
- | - (Jersey) | |
ZAF | - | - |