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Table 3 Animal populations, numbers, and sources

From: The patterns of admixture, divergence, and ancestry of African cattle populations determined from genome-wide SNP data

Breed

Breed group

Geographical location

Origin/Country

Number of animals

Genotype source

Ayrshire

EuB.t

Canada

Canada

20

CDN

Friesian

EuB.t

European

UK

20

SRUC

Guernsey

EuB.t

USA and UK

USA and UK

20

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Holstein

EuB.t

USA and NZ

USA and NZ

20

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Jersey

EuB.t

USA and NZ

USA and NZ

20

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Montbeliarde

EuB.t

European

France

20

Decker et al., [40]

N’Dama

AfB.t

West African

Guinea

20

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

N’Dama1

AfB.t

West African

Cote d’Ivoire

14

Decker et al. [40]

Lagune

AfB.t

West African

Benin

20

Decker et al. [40]

Somba

AfB.t

West African

Togo

20

Decker et al. [40]

Baoule

AfB.t

West African

Burkina Faso

20

Decker et al. [40]

Nelore

B.i

Brazil

Brazil

20

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Gir

B.i

Indian

Brazil

20

DGEA [33]

Sahiwal

B.i

Indian

Kenya

20

DGEA [33]

Guzerat*

B.i

Brazil

Senegal

8

Marshall et al. [39]

N’Dama2

AfB.t

West African

Southeast Burkina Faso

14

Decker et al. [40]

N’Dama3

AfB.t

West African

Southwest Burkina Faso

17

Decker et al. [40]

Lagunaire

AfB.t

West African

West Africa

5

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Africander

Sanga

Southern African

South Africa

4

Decker et al. [40]

Tuli

Sanga

Southern African

Botswana

4

Decker et al. [40]

Djakore

zebu

West African

Senegal

7

Marshall et al. [39]

Gobra

zebu

West African

Senegal

118

Marshall et al. [39]

Maure

zebu

West African

Senegal

12

Marshall et al. [39]

Gobara*Maure

zebu

West African

Senegal

10

Marshall et al. [39]

Bororo

zebu

West African

Chad

20

Decker et al. [40]

Fulani

zebu

West African

Benin

20

Decker et al. [40]

Kuri

AfB.t

West African

Chad

20

Decker et al. [40]

Borgou

zebu

West African

Benin

20

Decker et al. [40]

Ankole

Sanga

East African

Uganda

20

DGEA [33]

Ankole-Watusi

Sanga

East African

Ruanda

5

Decker et al. [40]

SEAZ

zebu

East African

Kenya

21

DGEA [33]

Madagascar-zebu

zebu

Madagascar

Madagascar

20

Decker et al. [40]

Danakil-Harar

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

30

DGEA [33]

Begait-Barka

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

27

DGEA [33]

Boran

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

28

DGEA [33]

Boran1

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

20

Decker et al. [40]

Boran

zebu

East African

Kenya

28

DGEA [33]

Fogera

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

28

DGEA [33]

Iringa-Red

zebu

East African

Tanzania

11

DGEA [33]

Singida-White

zebu

East African

Tanzania

22

DGEA [33]

Central Highland

zebu

East African

Ethiopia

9

DGEA [33]

Sheko

Sanga

East African

Ethiopia

17

Decker et al. [40]

Sheko1

Sanga

East African

Ethiopia

18

Bovine HapMap consortium [32]

Mpwapwa

Synthetic

East African

Tanzania

20

DGEA [33]

Oulmes Zaer

Indigenous

North African

Morocco

19

Decker et al. [40]

Kenyan crossbred

Crossbred

East African

Kenya

1378

DGEA [33]

Uganda crossbred

Crossbred

East African

Uganda

555

DGEA [33]

Ethiopia crossbred

Crossbred

East African

Ethiopia

545

DGEA [33]

Tanzania crossbred

Crossbred

East African

Tanzania

462

DGEA [33]

Senegal crossbreed

Crossbred

West African

Senegal

253

Marshall et al. [39]

Total

   

4089

 
  1. *Guzerat was imported from Brazil; EuB.t European Bos taurus, AfB.t African Bos taurus, B.i Bos indicus, SEAZ Small East African Zebu, USA United States of America, UK United Kingdom, NZ New Zealand, SRUC Scottish Rural University College, CDN Canadian Dairy Network; Crossbreds are crosses between EuB.t. dairy breeds and local indigenous breeds; synthetic is a breed created by the deliberate crossing of several founder breeds; Indigenous here refers to a single African breed that does not fit into the other classifications