Assessing the genetic background and genomic relatedness of red cattle populations originating from Northern Europe

Table 1 Genetic diversity indices for the red cattle breeds under study

Breed	Average MAF ± SD	Average H_o ± SD	Average H_e ± SD
German Angler	0.281 ± 0.131	0.375 ± 0.129	0.369 ± 0.122
Dutch Belted	0.245 ± 0.152	0.335 ± 0.191	0.323 ± 0.163
Dutch Friesian Red	0.255 ± 0.146	0.342 ± 0.163	0.337 ± 0.152
Deep Red	0.260 ± 0.145	0.349 ± 0.173	0.343 ± 0.149
Groningen White Headed	0.227 ± 0.156	0.313 ± 0.189	0.302 ± 0.172
Improved Red	0.270 ± 0.141	0.369 ± 0.170	0.354 ± 0.142
Meuse-Rhine-Yssel	0.257 ± 0.145	0.344 ± 0.153	0.339 ± 0.149
Traditional Danish Red	0.222 ± 0.158	0.303 ± 0.189	0.296 ± 0.176
Red and White Dual-Purpose	0.266 ± 0.139	0.356 ± 0.142	0.351 ± 0.139
Red Holstein	0.272 ± 0.136	0.363 ± 0.139	0.359 ± 0.132

For each breed, the mean and standard deviation (SD) of minor allele frequency (MAF), observed heterozygosity (H_o) and expected heterozygosity (H_e) is presented

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