Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and effective population size in New Zealand sheep using three different methods to create genetic maps

Table 1 Animal and SNP data set description

Breed group	Breed definition	Markers SNPs		Animals
		Before QC	After QC	Before QC	After QC
Rom	Rom ≥0.75	48,277	41,505	5908	5820
Coop	Coop ≥0.75		43,821	2298	2269
Peren	Peren ≥0.75		44,365	794	777
Tex	Tex ≥0.75		42,970	414	409
CompRCP	Not in the above, Rom + Coop + Peren >0.5 AND Tex <0.25		44,880	1179	1161
CompRCPT	Not in the above, Rom + Coop + Peren >0.5 AND Tex ≥0.25		44,654	379	375
Compcrp	Not in the above, 0.3 < Rom + Coop + Peren ≤0.5		45,572	1625	1603
Total - Separated by breed				12,597	12,414
All breeds			43,222	12,597	12,518

Rom Romney breed, Coop Coopworth breed, Peren Perendale breed, Tex Texel breed, QC quality control, SNPs Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

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