Fig. 2

Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis of native and locally developed Russian cattle breeds. a Analysis of the breeds from the European part of Russia. The colours are identical to the colours of the breeds’ regions of origin in Fig. 1. b Analysis of the worldwide cattle breeds. The Russian breeds are denoted in red colour. For the full definition of breeds (see Additional file 1: Table S1 and Additional file 2: Table S2)