Table 1.
Samples used in GWAS with ear and body mass phenotypes
| Breed | N | Ear type | Body mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 5 | drop | 6 |
| Dachshund | 12 | drop | 7 |
| Beagle | 10 | drop | 10 |
| Cocker Spaniel | 14 | drop | 13 |
| English Cocker Spaniel | 2 | drop | 14 |
| Brittany Spaniel | 12 | drop | 17 |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 23 | drop | 20 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 3 | drop | 23 |
| Shar Pei | 11 | drop | 24 |
| Dalmatian | 7 | drop | 25 |
| Standard Poodle | 12 | drop | 25 |
| Weimaraner | 26 | drop | 28 |
| Flatcoated Retriever | 2 | drop | 29 |
| Large Munsterlander | 1 | drop | 30 |
| Labrador Retriever | 14 | drop | 30 |
| English Setter | 12 | drop | 31 |
| Gordon Setter | 25 | drop | 31 |
| Golden Retriever | 14 | drop | 32 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 12 | drop | 45 |
| Newfoundland | 25 | drop | 64 |
| Yorkshire Terrier | 12 | intermediate | 3 |
| Border Terrier | 25 | intermediate | 6 |
| Jack Russell Terrier | 12 | intermediate | 7 |
| Pug | 2 | intermediate | 7 |
| Border Collie | 16 | intermediate | 17 |
| Schnauzer | 3 | intermediate | 17 |
| English Bulldog | 13 | intermediate | 24 |
| Australian Shepherd | 1 | intermediate | 25 |
| English Bull Terrier | 8 | intermediate | 25 |
| Boxer | 8 | intermediate | 29 |
| Greyhound | 11 | intermediate | 30 |
| Doberman Pinscher | 25 | intermediate | 35 |
| Rottweiler | 12 | intermediate | 45 |
| Irish Wolfhound | 11 | intermediate | 54 |
| Chihuahua | 2 | prick | 2 |
| Schipperke | 25 | prick | 7 |
| Finnish Spitz | 12 | prick | 11 |
| Czechoslovakian Wolf Dog | 3 | prick | 23 |
| Elkhound | 12 | prick | 23 |
| Eurasier | 12 | prick | 24 |
| Siberian Husky | 2 | prick | 24 |
| Samoyed | 2 | prick | 24 |
| Greenland Sledge Dog | 12 | prick | 31 |
| Belgian Tervuren | 12 | prick | 32 |
| German Shepherd | 12 | prick | 37 |
| Sarloos | 2 | prick | 37 |
| TOTAL | 509 |