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Table 1 Description of the genotyped birds.

From: Linkage disequilibrium reveals different demographic history in egg laying chickens

Dataset

Line

Breed

Purpose

Animals (n)

Breeding

scheme

Pedigree

I

WE

White Leghorn

experimental

25

conservation breeding using

rooster rotation

2000-2007

I

BE

New Hampshire

experimental

25

  

II

WC

White Leghorn

commercial

200

commercial selection programme

1992-2008

II

BC

Rhode Island Red and White Rock

commercial

204

  
    

∑ 454

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