Table 1.
Body measurements were made using measuring tape calibrated in centimeters (cm).
| Traits | Description |
|---|---|
| Body length (BL) | It was measured as the diagonal distance from the tip of the sternum to the base of the tail |
| Chest girth (CG) | It was taken as the circumference of the body immediately behind the shoulder blades in a vertical plane perpendicular to the long axis of the body |
| Chest depth (CD) | The distance measured from the backbone at the shoulder to the brisket between the front legs (cm). |
| Rump height (RH) | Height from ground to the spina illiaca (cm). |
| Rump length (RL) | Distance from the anterior point to the posterior extremity of the pin bone (cm). |
| Wither height (WH) | It was measured from the bottom of the front foot to the highest point of the shoulder between the withers |
| Pelvic width (PW) | It was measured as the distance between pelvic bones across the dorsum |
| Horn length (HL) | It was taken as the length of the horn on its exterior side from its root at the poll of the tip |
| Scrotum circumference (SC) | It was measured by pushing the testicles to the bottom of the scrotum and on the greatest circumference |
| Tail length (TL) | It was taken as the distance from the base to the tip of the tail on the outer side of the tail |