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Table 1 Number of sires, average genomic relationship and average observed heterozygosity in nine Swiss dairy cattle populations

From: Population structure and genomic inbreeding in nine Swiss dairy cattle populations

Population

Number of sires

Mean genomic relationshipa (± SD)

(p < 2.2e−16)*

Mean observed heterozygosity (± SD)

(p < 2.2e−16)*

BS

281

0.155 (± 0.067)A

0.357 (± 0.015)A

BV

3386

0.113 (± 0.053)B

0.364 (± 0.016)B

OB

167

0.082 (± 0.064)C

0.383 (± 0.012)C

HO

2568

0.083 (± 0.057)D

0.377 (± 0.014)D

RH

1960

0.060 (± 0.052)E

0.385 (± 0.015)E

SF

547

0.044 (± 0.051)F

0.399 (± 0.013)F

SI

248

0.124 (± 0.063)G

0.367 (± 0.012)B

ER

36

0.066 (± 0.024)E

0.381 (± 0.007)C,D,E

EV

21

0.091 (± 0.120)C,D

0.360 (± 0.024)A,B

  1. BS Brown Swiss, BV Braunvieh, OB Original Braunvieh, HO Holstein, RH Red Holstein, SF Swiss Fleckvieh, SI Simmental, ER Eringer, EV Evolèner
  2. * p value, Kruskal–Wallis test, R: kruskal.test()
  3. aPairwise genomic relationships were calculated for all individuals from all populations together
  4. A,B,C,D,E,F,GDifferent letters indicate significant Bonferroni-adjusted differences between breeds, as assessed with the R-package DUNN.TEST