Table 2.

Comparison of the environment, body size and productive performance of the breeds used for resequencing

	Mongolian sheep	Small-tailed Han sheep	Duolang sheep
Ecoregion	Mongolian-Manchurian grassland	Huang He Plain mixed forests	Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe
Coordinates	41°10′–43°22′N 110°20′–113°E	35°11′–35°38′N 116°06′–116°27′E	38°25′–39°22′N 77°28′–79°05′E
Climate	Plateau sub temperate continental monsoon	Warm temperate monsoon	Temperate continental dry
Feeding conditions	Grazing	Drylot	Drylot
Male adult weight (kg)	51.3–71.1	78.2–129.6	80.6–112
Female adult weight (kg)	44.4–55.2	56–72.8	61.6–86.6
Estrous characteristics	Seasonal	Annual	Annual
Lambing rate (%)	103	267.1	250

The data shown were collected from Animal genetic resources in China: Sheep and Goats