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Table 1 Genetic diversity indices for the Merino and Merino-derived breeds

From: A comprehensive analysis of the genetic diversity and environmental adaptability in worldwide Merino and Merino-derived sheep breeds

Breed

Code

HO ± SD

HE ± SD

Ne13

Ne50

FROH

Australian Industry Merino

AIM

0.387 ± 0.119

0.393 ± 0.111

103

292

0.030

Arapawa

APA

0.341 ± 0.147

0.362 ± 0.137

63

174

0.134

Australian Poll Merino

APM

0.393 ± 0.117

0.394 ± 0.110

97

284

0.024

Australian Merino

AUM

0.383 ± 0.125

0.392 ± 0.113

104

300

0.038

Berrichon du Cher

BDC

0.322 ± 0.195

0.321 ± 0.189

–

–

0.099

Chinese Merino

CME

0.387 ± 0.158

0.372 ± 0.129

83

231

0.033

Corriedale Argentina

COA

0.392 ± 0.137

0.385 ± 0.120

91

262

0.026

Corriedale Uruguay

COU

0.377 ± 0.134

0.376 ± 0.127

72

197

0.046

Dohne Merino

DHM

0.381 ± 0.143

0.375 ± 0.128

89

232

0.032

Merinofleischschaf

FLE

0.373 ± 0.176

0.358 ± 0.141

–

–

0.032

Gentile di Puglia

GDP

0.388 ± 0.118

0.393 ± 0.111

98

303

0.031

Groznensk

GRZ

0.404 ± 0.128

0.398 ± 0.105

114

350

0.006

Hungarian Merino

HUG

0.386 ± 0.127

0.386 ± 0.116

102

286

0.023

Ile de France

IDF

0.357 ± 0.170

0.361 ± 0.166

89

194

0.053

Kyrgyz Mountain Merino

KMM

0.400 ± 0.141

0.386 ± 0.117

83

252

0.010

Merino Argentina

MAR

0.426 ± 0.108

0.532 ± 0.292

–

–

0.020

Merino Branco

MBA

0.377 ± 0.138

0.385 ± 0.118

105

297

0.046

Merino de Beira Baixa

MBB

0.379 ± 0.128

0.390 ± 0.107

109

346

0.058

Macarthur Merino

MCM

0.244 ± 0.234

0.230 ± 0.200

–

–

0.295

Merinizzata Italiana

MEI

0.388 ± 0.153

0.402 ± 0.160

95

278

0.031

Merino d’Arles

MER

0.394 ± 0.158

0.391 ± 0.143

–

–

0.016

Merinolandschaf

MLA

0.382 ± 0.156

0.372 ± 0.130

82

224

0.038

Merino Uruguay

MUR

0.393 ± 0.133

0.382 ± 0.122

86

248

0.022

Paska

PAK

0.387 ± 0.147

0.384 ± 0.120

97

307

0.026

Palas Merino

PAL

0.393 ± 0.157

0.378 ± 0.126

88

248

0.024

Polish Colored Merino

PCM

0.353 ± 0.179

0.338 ± 0.156

65

154

0.072

Polish Merino

POL

0.378 ± 0.158

0.371 ± 0.131

92

247

0.034

Polish Old Type Merino

POM

0.372 ± 0.163

0.36 ± 0.1390

83

213

0.032

Merino Preto

PRE

0.390 ± 0.142

0.391 ± 0.114

102

315

0.032

Merino de Rambouillet

RAM

0.243 ± 0.209

0.237 ± 0.200

48

77

0.237

American Rambouillet

RMB

0.365 ± 0.126

0.376 ± 0.124

103

270

0.051

Salsk

SAL

0.395 ± 0.135

0.388 ± 0.114

101

295

0.016

South Africa Merino

SAM

0.371 ± 0.142

0.378 ± 0.126

95

252

0.055

Spanish Merino type

SME_TP

0.383 ± 0.117

0.396 ± 0.107

107

331

0.039

Spanish Merino (flock-book)

SME_FB

0.387 ± 0.140

0.392 ± 0.112

106

329

0.032

South Africa Mutton Merino

SMM

0.334 ± 0.221

0.307 ± 0.174

–

–

0.097

Sopravissana

SOP

0.386 ± 0.141

0.408 ± 0.155

92

289

0.030

Soviet Merino

SOV

0.401 ± 0.164

0.389 ± 0.123

–

–

0.007

Stavropol

STA

0.395 ± 0.162

0.386 ± 0.127

–

–

0.020

Turkish Merino

TKM

0.399 ± 0.140

0.392 ± 0.112

105

332

0.010

Transylvanian Merino

TRM

0.386 ± 0.157

0.378 ± 0.125

81

244

0.036

Trimeticcio di Segezia

TRS

0.374 ± 0.164

0.368 ± 0.134

–

–

0.065

Mean

 

0.375 ± 0.150

0.380 ± 0.136

   
  1. HO observed heterozygosity, HE expected heterozygosity, Ne13 and Ne50 effective population size estimated for 13 and 50 generations back (only for breeds with a number of analysed individuals ≥ 20), FROH genomic inbreeding coefficients in each breed
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