Table 1.

Microsatellites alleles (bp) detected in the Holstein Friesian population

	Microsatellite allele (bp)a
Repeat number	1b	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
9											71
10		174 d					192
11							194				75
12		178	121				196			105	77
13	256 c	180	123				198			107	79
14	258	182	125		209		200		137	109	81
15	260	184	127	103	211		202		139	111	83
16	262	186	129		213		204		141	113	85
17	264	188	131		215		206	240	143	115	87	150
18	266	190	133	109	217		208		145	117	89	152
19	268		135		219	140	210	244	147	119	91	154
20	270		137		221	142	212	246	149	121	93	156
21	272		139	115	223	144	214	248	151	123	95	158
22			141	117	225	146	216	250	153	125	97	160
23			143	119		148	218	252	155		99	162
24				121		150	220	254	157		101	164
25	280			123		152	222	256	159		103	166
26				125		154		258	161			168
27				127		156		260	163			170
28				129		158		262	165			172
29				131		160			167			174
30									169			176
31									171			178
32									173			180
33									175			182
34									177			184
35									179			186
36									181			188
37									183			190
38									185			192
39
40												196

^aAllele sizes are standardized according animal No. 13 of the ISAG cattle comparison test 2005. ^b1: BM1818, 2: BM1824, 3: BM2113, 4: ETH3, 5: ETH10, 6: ETH225, 7: INRA023, 8: SPS115, 9: TGLA122, 10: TGLA126, 11: TGLA227, 12: TGLA53. ^cAlleles that have been described, but are not present in the HF population are shown in bold. ^dAlleles that have not been described, but are present in the HF population are italicized