Table 1.

Number of records in the reference and validation datasets for Holstein, Jersey and Australian Red dairy cattle

Breed	Traits	Total records	Reference		Validation
			Bulls	Cows	YOB	Bulls	Cows
Holstein	FY, MY, PY	11,789	3049	8478	2005	262	–
Jersey	FY, MY, PY	4793	770	3917	2005	105	–
Australian Red*	FY, MY, PY	361	–	–	–	114	247

Year-of-birth (YOB) for the animals included in the validation datasets is also provided

FY = fat yield (kg/lac), MY = milk yield (L/lac); PY = protein yield (kg/lac)

*Australian Red animals were only used for validation and never included in the reference population