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Table 1 Name, sample size and region of origin for the 48 sheep breeds

From: How do introgression events shape the partitioning of diversity among breeds: a case study in sheep

Breed code

Breed name (in French)

Number

Typea

Statusb

Region of origind

Geographical regionc

Latitude

Longitude

AuCa

Aure et Campan

34

H

2

MC

42.9

0.4

Avra

Avranchin

26

M

2

NW

48.7

−1.4

BaBe

Basco-Béarnaise

36

D

1

SW

43.1

−0.4

Bare

Barégeoise

19

H

2

SW

42.9

0.1

BeCh

Berrichon du Cher

40

M

1

Pl

47.1

2.4

BeIl

Belle-Île

36

P

3

Pl

46.6

2.0

BeIn

Berrichon de l’Indre

40

H

3

Pl

47.3

−3.2

Bize

Bizet

28

H

2

MC

45.3

3.4

BlMa

Bleu du Maine

42

M

2

NW

48.0

−0.5

BlMC

Blanc du Massif Central

40

H

1

MC

44.5

3.5

Boul

Boulonnaise

40

H

2

Pl

50.3

2.8

CaLo

Causses du Lot

40

H

1

MC

44.8

1.6

Cast

Castillonnaise

26

H

3

SW

42.9

1.0

Char

Charmoise

30

M

1

Pl

47.4

1.3

Cors

Corse

27

D

1

SE

42.1

9.5

Cote

Cotentin

35

M

2

NW

49.0

−1.3

DoDo

Dorset-Down

20

M

2

UK

50.7

−2.3

EsLM

Est à Laine Mérinos

40

H

2

Pl

48.7

6.2

Griv

Grivette

38

H

2

SE

45.2

5.7

Hamp

Hampshire

39

M

2

UK

51.1

−1.3

IlFr

Ile de France

34

M

1

Pl

48.8

2.4

Lacaune (4 subpopulations)

   

MC

44.0

3.0

LaLC

Lacaune Lait - Confédération

40

D

1

   

LaLO

Lacaune Lait - OviTest

40

D

1

   

LaVG

Lacaune Viande - Gebro

40

H

1

   

LaVO

Lacaune Viande - OviTest

40

H

1

   

Land

Landaise

29

H

3

SW

44.1

−0.7

LaBr

Landes de Bretagne

30

H

3

NW

47.4

−2.1

Limo

Limousine

34

H

2

MC

45.6

2.1

Lour

Lourdaise

34

H

3

SW

43.1

0.0

MaTN

Manech Tête Noire

34

D

1

SW

43.1

−1.4

MaTR

Manech Tête Rousse

40

D

1

SW

43.3

−1.4

MeAr

Mérinos d’Arles

40

H

2

SE

43.6

4.8

MeRa

Mérinos de Rambouillet

40

Pa

3

Pl

48.6

1.8

MoCh

Mouton Charollais

40

M

1

Pl

46.4

4.3

MoNo

Montagne Noire

37

H

2

MC

43.5

2.4

Mour

Mourerous

35

H

2

SE

44.1

6.9

MoVe

Mouton Vendéen

43

M

1

NW

46.5

−0.8

NoVe

Noire du Velay

45

H

2

MC

45.0

3.8

PrSu

Préalpes du Sud

40

H

2

SE

44.2

5.9

Rava

Rava

39

H

2

MC

45.8

3.1

RoHa

Roussin de la Hague

55

M

2

NW

49.6

−1.8

Roma

Romane

38

P

1

Pl

46.4

0.9

RoOu

Rouge de l’Ouest

47

M

1

NW

47.5

−0.6

Roov

Romanov

12

P

2

Ru

55.0

7.0

RoRo

Rouge du Roussillon

30

H

3

SW

43.0

2.6

Solo

Solognote

35

H

3

Pl

47.6

2.0

Sout

Southdown

20

M

2

UK

51.4

−2.4

Suff

Suffolk

41

M

1

UK

52.2

1.0

Tara

Tarasconnaise

32

H

2

SW

42.8

1.6

Texe

Texel

47

M

1

Ne

53.1

4.8

ThMa

Thones et Marthod

39

H

3

SE

45.9

6.3

  1. aH = hardy meat breed; M = meat breed; P = high-prolificacy breed; D = dairy breed; Pa = patrimonial breed; b1 = mainstream breeds; 2 = local breeds (not rare); 3 = rare breeds; cMC = Massif Central; Ne = Netherlands; NW = North-West; Pl = Plain; Ru = Russia; SE = South-East; SW = South-West; UK = United-Kingdom; dgeographical coordinates (latitude and longitude): coordinates of the region of origin for each breed
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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