Table 2.
Scenarioa | Number of reference animalsb | Number of imputed animals | Description of reference animals | Imputed group breedc |
---|---|---|---|---|
7_5K50K | 466 | 500 | Romney | Romney |
8_5K50K | 933 | 500 | Romney | Romney |
9_5K50K | 1860 | 500 | Romney | Romney |
10_5K50K | 2860 | 500 | Romney | Romney |
11_5K50K | 4862 | 500 | Romney | Romney |
12_5K50K | 933 | 200 | Romney | Composite |
13_5K50K | 1000 (R) + 893 (C) | 200 | Romney + Coopworth | Composite |
14_5K50K | 1000 (R) + 893 (C) + 500 (P) + 500 (T) | 200 | Romney + Coopworth + Perendale + Texel | Composite |
15_5K50K | 710 | 500 | Primera | Romney |
16_5K50K | 710 (P) + 933 (R) | 500 | Primera + Romney Scenario 8 | Romney |
17_5K50K | 710 (P) + 1860 (R) | 500 | Primera + Romney Scenario 9 | Romney |
18_5K50K | 350 | 200 | Primera | Primera |
19_5K50K | 506 | 200 | Primera | Primera |
20_5K50K | 350 (P) + 77 (S,PD) | 200 | Primera + Suffolk + Poll Dorset | Primera |
21_5K50K | 506 (P) + 77 (S,PD) | 200 | Primera + Suffolk + Poll Dorset | Primera |
22_5K50K | 470 | 300 | Coopworth | Coopworth |
23_5K50K | 951 | 300 | Coopworth | Coopworth |
24_5K50K | 951 (C) + 933 (R) | 300 | Coopworth + Romney | Coopworth |
aImputation scenarios were from 5K to 50K (original 50K panel)
bThe oldest animals in each scenario were used as the reference population
cThe youngest animals in each scenario were imputed