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Table 1 Generation interval (L) and effective population size (Ne) for Gute sheep in Sweden between 2007 and 2012 calculated using pedigree

From: Estimation of genetic diversity in Gute sheep: pedigree and microsatellite analyses of an ancient Swedish breed

 

Males

Females

Generation interval (L) in years

3.7

3.5

Effective population size (Ne)

152.8

157.7

Number of founders

575

715

Effective number of founders

204.6

225.7

Effective number of founder genomes

45.5

52.8

Effective number of ancestors

109.6

122.1

  1. Number of founders, effective number of founders, effective number of founder genomes and effective number of ancestors calculated using pedigree in all recorded Swedish Gute sheep