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Table 3 Effective population size (Ne) for composite breeds and Ne for their ancestor breeds reported in the literature

From: Genetic diversity of a New Zealand multi-breed sheep population and composite breeds’ history revealed by a high-density SNP chip

Composite breed (Ne)

Ancestor breeds

Ne

Lamb Supreme (380)

Poll-Dorset

318a

Wiltshire

100a

Romney

405a

Dorset

134a

Coopworth

98b

Texel

282a

Primera (974)

Suffolk

569a

Poll-Dorset

318a

Dorper

264a

Hampshire

-

Dorset

134a

Dual-Purpose (125)

Texel

282a

Lamb Supreme

380c

Romney

405a

Perendale

109b

Finn

795a

Coopworth

98b

Poll-Dorset

318a

East Friesian

186a

  1. aKijas et al. [23]; bVincent Prieur, AgroParisTech and AgResearch, Master dissertation; ccurrent study