Table 1.
Distribution of Y chromosome haplotypes among cattle breeds. Breeds are listed by country of current origin. Note that some breeds, e.g. Finnish and Swedish Ayrshire, Finnish Holstein-Friesian, and Swedish Jersey, are likely to represent breeds that have been imported in modern times.
| haplotype | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| country/type | breed | Y1 | Y2 |
| Sweden | Swedish Ayrshire | 2 | |
| Swedish Jersey | 1 | ||
| Swedish Lowland | 2 | ||
| Swedish Mountain Cattle | 2 | ||
| Swedish Red | 2 | ||
| Swedish Red Polled | 2 | ||
| Finland | Eastern Finncattle | 1 | 4 |
| Finnish Ayrshire | 3 | ||
| Finnish Holstein-Friesian | 3 | ||
| Northern Finncattle | 3 | ||
| Western Finncattle | 3 | ||
| Britain | Aberdeen Angus | 10 | |
| Ayrshire | 4 | ||
| Friesian | 4 | ||
| Charolais | 6 | ||
| Galloway | 2 | ||
| Guernsey | 4 | ||
| Hereford | 10 | ||
| Highland cattle | 3 | ||
| Jersey | 8 | ||
| Holland | Fries | 5 | |
| Groningen Whitehead | 5 | ||
| Lakenvelder | 2 | 3 | |
| Meuse-Rhine-Yssel | 4 | ||
| Germany | Angler | 4 | |
| Deutsch Angus | 3 | 1 | |
| Fleckvieh | 3 | ||
| Gelbvieh | 4 | ||
| Pinzgaur | 4 | ||
| Rotbunte | 4 | ||
| Schwarzbunte-HF | 4 | ||
| Switzerland | Braunvieh | 3 | |
| Ehringer | 2 | ||
| Red Holstein | 3 | ||
| Simmentaler | 1 | 4 | |
| France | Blonde Daquitin | 2 | |
| Limousin | 2 | ||
| Portugal | Alentejana | 2 | |
| Mertolenga | 2 | ||
| Spain | De Lida | 2 | |
| Menorquina | 4 | ||
| Italy | Chianina | 2 | |
| Piemontese | 4 | ||
| Rendena | 4 | ||
| Romagnola | 4 | ||
| Turkey (Anatolia) | Anatolian breed | 5 | |
| East Anatolian | 4 | ||
| South Anatolian | 5 | ||
| total | 87 | 93 | |