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Table 1 Numbers of largest eigenvalues that explain a given percentage of variation and estimated effective population size (N e )

From: Dimensionality of genomic information and performance of the Algorithm for Proven and Young for different livestock species

Population

Number of genotyped animals

Number of SNPs

90%

95%

98%

99%

Ne

Broiler chicken

15,720

39,102

1655

2606

4171

5570

44a

Pig

22,575

36,551

1239

2183

4103

6083

32a (48)b

Angus cattle

80,993

38,321

3654

6166

10,605

14,555

113a

Jersey cattle

75,053

60,671

3325

6074

11,500

16,645

101a

Holstein cattle

77,066

60,671

4527

7981

14,026

19,379

149a

  1. aBased on chromosome length of 30 Morgan
  2. bBased on chromosome length of 20 Morgan