TABLE 2.

Estimated proportions of variance components ± standard errors for type traits in the first parity Cika cows.

Traits	h2	c2	e2
Measured body frame traits
Wither height	0.66 ± 0.05	0.10 ± 0.02	0.24 ± 0.04
Rump height	0.67 ± 0.05	0.11 ± 0.02	0.22 ± 0.04
Body length	0.54 ± 0.05	0.13 ± 0.02	0.33 ± 0.04
Chest girth	0.42 ± 0.05	0.25 ± 0.03	0.33 ± 0.04
Scored autochthonous traits
Head length	0.48 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.01	0.46 ± 0.03
Head nobility	0.43 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.02	0.49 ± 0.04
Eyes	0.39 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.02	0.55 ± 0.03
Horn base circumference	0.52 ± 0.03	0.11 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.03
Horns length	0.53 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.01	0.43 ± 0.03
Horns direction	0.36 ± 0.03	0.05 ± 0.02	0.60 ± 0.03
Neck	0.47 ± 0.04	0.07 ± 0.02	0.47 ± 0.05
Dewlap	0.63 ± 0.04	0.05 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.04
Coat color	0.63 ± 0.04	0.05 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.04
Back stripe	0.80 ± 0.04	0.02 ± 0.01	0.18 ± 0.04
Rear legs stripe	0.78 ± 0.04	0.02 ± 0.009	0.20 ± 0.04
Front legs stripe	0.67 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.007	0.32 ± 0.04
Scored body frame traits
Top line	0.19 ± 0.05	0.09 ± 0.02	0.72 ± 0.05
Rump angle	0.32 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.008	0.67 ± 0.04
Rear leg set	0.15 ± 0.03	0.11 ± 0.02	0.74 ± 0.03
Hock quality	0.61 ± 0.04	0.05 ± 0.01	0.34 ± 0.04
Foot angle	0.11 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.02	0.73 ± 0.03
Heel height	0.12 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.02	0.65 ± 0.03
Scored udder traits
Fore udder attachment	0.20 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.02	0.66 ± 0.03
Udder depth	0.26 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.02	0.61 ± 0.04
Teat thickness	0.34 ± 0.03	0.10 ± 0.02	0.56 ± 0.03
Front teat length	0.47 ± 0.05	0.06 ± 0.01	0.47 ± 0.04
Composite traits
Autochthonous characteristics	0.55 ± 0.05	0.09 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.04
Muscularity	0.19 ± 0.05	0.28 ± 0.03	0.53 ± 0.04
Body frame	0.19 ± 0.03	0.14 ± 0.02	0.67 ± 0.03
Udder	0.26 ± 0.03	0.10 ± 0.02	0.64 ± 0.03

h² = heritability, c² = herd effect, e² = residual.