Trends in genome-wide and region-specific genetic diversity in the Dutch-Flemish Holstein–Friesian breeding program from 1986 to 2015

Table 3 Putative selected regions based on changes in allele frequency from the 1986–1990 period to the 2011–2015 period and fraction of known QTL mapped to these regions per trait category

BTA	Start–end position (Mb)	\({n}_{{{QTL}}}\)	Fraction of QTL per trait category (%)
BTA	Start–end position (Mb)	\({n}_{{{QTL}}}\)	INET	CONF	LONG	REPR	UH
1	128.0–133.0	83	4	34	8	46	8
3	80.0–86.0	68	6	47	7	31	9
7	10.5–22.0	169	7	36	19	31	8
10	19.0–29.0	43	37	30	5	23	5
10	60.0–75.0	111	9	76	2	9	5
11	76.0–89.5	342	15	70	1	14	1
12	19.0–26.0	42	29	21	7	38	5
14	6.0–8.0	44	91	2	2	2	2
19	11.5–12.0	1	0	0	0	0	100
24	1.5–4.0	26	35	27	8	27	4
26	25.0–27.5	30	17	50	3	23	7
Total putative selected regions		959	17	51	6	22	4
Complete autosome		27,662	38	25	8	26	3

QTL were included when reported in AnimalQTLdb [38]. QTL were classified into five trait categories: INET (production index), CONF (conformation), LONG (longevity), REPR (reproduction) or UH (udder health). See Additional file 2 for classification of traits

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