BARREL: total length, width and depth volume of body cavity; measured as circumference at last (13th) rib.
BRIDGE OF NOSE: forepart of head from eye to muzzle; should be straight with some having a break or stop at eye level.
BRISKET: muscle in forward part of chest; should be prominent but not overdeveloped.
CHEST FLOOR: lowest line of fore body between forelegs.
CROPS: fore-ribs on each side of body at line of heart girth.
DEWCLAW: dual, non-functional, cone-like growths of protein on back of front and rear legs above pastern.
EARS: external, largely cartilaginous portion of organ for hearing (pinna); should be medium to long, thin, dairy type held erect and alertly mobile.
ELBOW: hinged foreleg joint near lower line of chest; should be set close to ribs.
ESCUTCHEON: arch between hind legs, below tail and vulva in does, above scrotum in bucks.
EYE: organ of vision; should be bright; prominent but not protruding.
FEET(HOOF): lower part of front and rear legs that are in direct contact with ground when standing and walking; should be well-shaped; proportioned to size of animal; symmetrical.
FLANK: section of flesh on each side of body between last rib and rear leg; should be well-arched as an indicator of dairy character.
FORECHEST: front of chest consisting of brisket and posternum; should be wise in proportion to the size of the animal.
FORE UDDER ATTACHMENT: union of fore udder with lower abdominal wall; should be well forward; tightly attached and smoothly blended into body (no pocket).
HEAD: uppermost part of the body containing brain, eyes, ears, mouth, jaw; should be medium long and typy with an expression that is alert and animated.
HEART GIRTH: measurement of body depth or circumference behind elbow; should be full at point of elbow due to long, well-sprung foreribs and wide chest floor.
HEEL: back part of from and rear foot; should be deep and even with toe hoof.
HIND LEG: rear leg, should be strong, straight, wide apart, and squarely set; well angulated; parallel and aligned with hip with bone that is flat and flinty.
HOOF: hard sheath of protein forming front and rear feet. The hoof consists of the heel, toe, and sole.
HORN: two hard, core-shaped growths of keratin on poll varying in size and curvature; disbudding and dehorning encouraged for show.
JAW: upper and lower bones that form framework and hold teeth; should be strong and well formed; symmetrically aligned with a bite that is even (Neither over- nor undershot).
KNEE: hinged joint of foreleg about midway between elbow and foot; should be cleanly molded and not enlarged.
MEDIAL SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT: main supportive ligament that divides udder into two separate halves.
MUZZLE: nose, mouth, chin and front and upper and lower jaws; should be broad, full and rounded (not snipey) with a nose that is well shaped with open nostrils.
NECK: cylindrical-shaped part of body joining head to main part of body; should be feminine (doe) or masculine (buck); long in proportion to the size of the animal and well blended into withers; more slender in does than in bucks.
NOSTRIL: opening in nose on each side of head which supplies air to lungs.
ORIFICE: outer teat opening through which milk is extracted; teats should be free of multiple orifices, deformities and obstructions.
POLL/CROWN: area at top of head from which horns develop.
REAR UDDER ATTACHMENT: union of udder at escutcheon between hind legs; should be wide, high and well attached with halves evenly balanced and symmetrical.
RUMP: surface area of pelvis, framed by hips (front), thurls (side) and pin bones (rear); should be long, wide and nearly level in length and width.
SKIN: tissue forming external covering of body; loose, pliable, thin dairy type skin preferred.
SOLE: flat underside of front and rear feet; should be level
STIFLE: rear leg joint near lower line of flank; should be well angulated and track smoothly and close to the body.
TAIL: triangle-shaped end vertebral column; should be moderately wide at base; symmetrical set and carried high.
TEAT: nipple with orifice; each teat placed near enter of its half udder, DOES: two cylindrical-shaped uniform length and size; symmetrically placed; milkable with two fingers and thumb; functionable, and free of multiple orifices, deformities and obstructions. BUCKS: two, normal, non functional, and free of multiple orifices and deformities.
TESTICLE: male reproductive gland enclosed in external scrotum; should be two fully descended; fairly equal in size, healthy; well attached and normal appearance.
THIGH: widest portion of rear leg, positioned on each side of udder, should be long, not over-fleshed or over muscled; and incurving towards udder.
THROAT: underneath part of neck, starting just behind lower jaw and continuing down to top of sternum.
TOE: front part of feet; should be symmetrical and close together.
UDDER: two milk-producing mammary glands divided by medial suspensory ligament; each half served by on teat. DOES: functional; balanced; pliable but firm; silky smooth; elastic; rounded; in proportion to the size of the animal; high and well-attached; smoothly blended into body (no pocket or shelf)
UDDER FLOOR: bottom of udder between teats; should also be well supported by medial suspensory ligament and held above the hocks.
WATTLE: optional, non functional, finger-shaped appendage on neck or jaw; not discriminated against in the show ring.
WITHERS: highest point of spine at base of neck and between shoulder blades; should be high and sharp with tightly adjoined shoulder blades.
BRIDGE OF NOSE: forepart of head from eye to muzzle; should be straight with some having a break or stop at eye level.
BRISKET: muscle in forward part of chest; should be prominent but not overdeveloped.
CHEST FLOOR: lowest line of fore body between forelegs.
CROPS: fore-ribs on each side of body at line of heart girth.
DEWCLAW: dual, non-functional, cone-like growths of protein on back of front and rear legs above pastern.
EARS: external, largely cartilaginous portion of organ for hearing (pinna); should be medium to long, thin, dairy type held erect and alertly mobile.
ELBOW: hinged foreleg joint near lower line of chest; should be set close to ribs.
ESCUTCHEON: arch between hind legs, below tail and vulva in does, above scrotum in bucks.
EYE: organ of vision; should be bright; prominent but not protruding.
FEET(HOOF): lower part of front and rear legs that are in direct contact with ground when standing and walking; should be well-shaped; proportioned to size of animal; symmetrical.
FLANK: section of flesh on each side of body between last rib and rear leg; should be well-arched as an indicator of dairy character.
FORECHEST: front of chest consisting of brisket and posternum; should be wise in proportion to the size of the animal.
FORE UDDER ATTACHMENT: union of fore udder with lower abdominal wall; should be well forward; tightly attached and smoothly blended into body (no pocket).
HEAD: uppermost part of the body containing brain, eyes, ears, mouth, jaw; should be medium long and typy with an expression that is alert and animated.
HEART GIRTH: measurement of body depth or circumference behind elbow; should be full at point of elbow due to long, well-sprung foreribs and wide chest floor.
HEEL: back part of from and rear foot; should be deep and even with toe hoof.
HIND LEG: rear leg, should be strong, straight, wide apart, and squarely set; well angulated; parallel and aligned with hip with bone that is flat and flinty.
HOOF: hard sheath of protein forming front and rear feet. The hoof consists of the heel, toe, and sole.
HORN: two hard, core-shaped growths of keratin on poll varying in size and curvature; disbudding and dehorning encouraged for show.
JAW: upper and lower bones that form framework and hold teeth; should be strong and well formed; symmetrically aligned with a bite that is even (Neither over- nor undershot).
KNEE: hinged joint of foreleg about midway between elbow and foot; should be cleanly molded and not enlarged.
MEDIAL SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT: main supportive ligament that divides udder into two separate halves.
MUZZLE: nose, mouth, chin and front and upper and lower jaws; should be broad, full and rounded (not snipey) with a nose that is well shaped with open nostrils.
NECK: cylindrical-shaped part of body joining head to main part of body; should be feminine (doe) or masculine (buck); long in proportion to the size of the animal and well blended into withers; more slender in does than in bucks.
NOSTRIL: opening in nose on each side of head which supplies air to lungs.
ORIFICE: outer teat opening through which milk is extracted; teats should be free of multiple orifices, deformities and obstructions.
POLL/CROWN: area at top of head from which horns develop.
REAR UDDER ATTACHMENT: union of udder at escutcheon between hind legs; should be wide, high and well attached with halves evenly balanced and symmetrical.
RUMP: surface area of pelvis, framed by hips (front), thurls (side) and pin bones (rear); should be long, wide and nearly level in length and width.
SKIN: tissue forming external covering of body; loose, pliable, thin dairy type skin preferred.
SOLE: flat underside of front and rear feet; should be level
STIFLE: rear leg joint near lower line of flank; should be well angulated and track smoothly and close to the body.
TAIL: triangle-shaped end vertebral column; should be moderately wide at base; symmetrical set and carried high.
TEAT: nipple with orifice; each teat placed near enter of its half udder, DOES: two cylindrical-shaped uniform length and size; symmetrically placed; milkable with two fingers and thumb; functionable, and free of multiple orifices, deformities and obstructions. BUCKS: two, normal, non functional, and free of multiple orifices and deformities.
TESTICLE: male reproductive gland enclosed in external scrotum; should be two fully descended; fairly equal in size, healthy; well attached and normal appearance.
THIGH: widest portion of rear leg, positioned on each side of udder, should be long, not over-fleshed or over muscled; and incurving towards udder.
THROAT: underneath part of neck, starting just behind lower jaw and continuing down to top of sternum.
TOE: front part of feet; should be symmetrical and close together.
UDDER: two milk-producing mammary glands divided by medial suspensory ligament; each half served by on teat. DOES: functional; balanced; pliable but firm; silky smooth; elastic; rounded; in proportion to the size of the animal; high and well-attached; smoothly blended into body (no pocket or shelf)
UDDER FLOOR: bottom of udder between teats; should also be well supported by medial suspensory ligament and held above the hocks.
WATTLE: optional, non functional, finger-shaped appendage on neck or jaw; not discriminated against in the show ring.
WITHERS: highest point of spine at base of neck and between shoulder blades; should be high and sharp with tightly adjoined shoulder blades.