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Table 1 Number of records in the reference and validation datasets for Holstein, Jersey and Australian Red dairy cattle

From: A multi-trait Bayesian method for mapping QTL and genomic prediction

Breed

Traits

Total records

Reference

Validation

Bulls

Cows

YOB

Bulls

Cows

Holstein

FY, MY, PY

11,789

3049

8478

2005

262

–

Jersey

FY, MY, PY

4793

770

3917

2005

105

–

Australian Red*

FY, MY, PY

361

–

–

–

114

247

  1. Year-of-birth (YOB) for the animals included in the validation datasets is also provided
  2. FY = fat yield (kg/lac), MY = milk yield (L/lac); PY = protein yield (kg/lac)
  3. *Australian Red animals were only used for validation and never included in the reference population
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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