Table 2 Breeds included in the study and their distinguishing phenotypes
From: Genome-wide analysis reveals population structure and selection in Chinese indigenous sheep breeds
Breed | Location (province) | Group | Tail type | Horn type | Coat color | Breeding objective | Lambing percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duolang (DUL) | Xinjiang | Kazakh | fat-rumped | polled | lamb brown, gray | meat-fat | 250 |
Kazakh (KAZ) | Xinjiang | Kazakh | fat-rumped | males horned, ewes polled | brownish red | meat-fat | 99 |
Lop (LOP ) | Xinjiang | Mongolia | short fat-tailed | males horned, ewes polled | white | meat-fat | 93 |
Ujimqin (UJI) | Inner Mongolia | Mongolia | short fat-tailed | males horned, ewes polled | white, black points | meat-fat | 113 |
Hu(HUS) | Jiangsu | Mongolia | short fat-tailed | polled | white | meat-fat, lambskin | 277 |
Tong (TON) | Shaanxi | Mongolia | long fat-tailed | polled | white | meat-fat | 105 |
Large-tailed Han (LTH ) | Shandong | Mongolia | long fat-tailed | males horned, ewes polled | white | meat-fat, lambskin | 205 |
Plateau-type Tibetan (TIBP) | Qinghai | Tibet | thin-tailed | horned | white | meat, carpet wool | 95 |
Valley-type Tibetan (TIBV) | Sichuan | Tibet | thin-tailed | horned | white , black points | meat, carpet wool | 95 |
Diqing (DIQ) | Yunnan | Tibet | thin-tailed | males horned, ewes polled | white, black points | meat | 95 |