Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture

Table 1 Summary of breed, location, sample type and number of observations

Breed/ Population	Village/data source	Sample type	N^a
Breed/ Population	Village/data source	Sample type	Ewe	Lamb	UN_ID^h	Total
Parental breeds
Imp Awassi^b	ISGC^e	-	-	-	23	23
Imp Awassi^b	AGSBMC^f	FTA	-	-	18	18
Menz	ISGC^e	-	-	-	34	34
Menz	Dargegn	Ear tissue	18	-	-	18
Wollo	Chiro	Ear tissue	18	-	-	18
Admixed populations
MA^c	Negasi-Amba	Ear tissue	84	158	-	242
MA^c	Negasi-Amba	Blood using FTA	56	-	-	56
75% MA^c	Amed-Guya	Blood using FTA	-	-	16	16
WA^d	Chiro	Ear tissue	149	144	-	293
50% MA^b	DBARC^g	Ear tissue	-	-	16	16
MA^b	Serity	Ear tissue	20	-	-	20
Total			345	302	107	754

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