Table 1 Number of copy number variants (CNVs) available for each breed and trait, and the number of CNVs which were associated (P < 0.05) with carcass traits within breed
Breed | Trait | Number of animals | Total number of CNVs | Associated CNVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charolais | Weight | 945 | 3,954 | 1 |
Conformation | 945 | 3,954 | 0 | |
Fat | 945 | 3,954 | 0 | |
Holstein-Friesian | Weight | 892 | 13,899 | 5 |
Conformation | 915 | 13,953 | 8 | |
Fat | 923 | 13,969 | 1 | |
Limousin | Weight | 974 | 2,805 | 0 |
Conformation | 973 | 2,804 | 1 | |
Fat | 974 | 2,805 | 2 |