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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of genotype data for 29,609 animals used in the present study

From: Comparing SNP panels and statistical methods for estimating genomic breed composition of individual animals in ten cattle breeds

Cattle Breed

Number of Genotyped Animals a

Number of SNPs

Average MAF Mean (SD)

Breed Type

Holstein

8,905 (8,863)

49,463

0.295 (0.152)

Dairy

Jersey

6,911 (6,860)

49,463

0.256 (0.158)

Dairy

Akaushi

198 (167)

49,463

0.243 (0.158)

Beef

Angus

4,713 (4,672)

49,463

0.303 (0.152)

Beef

BM

608 (583)

49,463

0.305 (0.142)

Beef

Brangus

1,819 (1,770)

40,660

0.238 (0.161)

Beef

Hereford

2,423 (2,412)

49,463

0.270 (0.150)

Beef

RA

2,229 (2,158)

49,463

0.300 (0.151)

Beef

SG

297 (291)

49,463

0.301 (0.140)

Beef

Wagyu

1,506 (1,506)

40,660

0.188 (0.164)

Beef

  1. BM Beefmaster, RA Red Angus, SG Santa Gertrudis, MAF minor allele frequency, SD standard deviation of MAF
  2. aIn the brackets are the number of animals in the reference set for each breed, after removing outliers