Table 1.

Description of genotyped animals

Year of birth	< 2017	≥ 2017		Total
Background	Research programs	Genomic selection and research programs
Number of animals	2533 rams	3077 rams		6845
	692 ewes	543 ewes
SNP chip	MD	LD	MD	LD (n = 2956)
	(n = 3225)	(n = 2956)	(n = 664)	MD (n = 3889)
Genotyping age	> 12 months	~ 15 days	8–12 months

MD medium density (50 k), LD low density (15 k)