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Table 8 Sheep breeds, locations, countries and continents of origin and climatic and geographic variables

From: Looking for adaptive footprints in the HSP90AA1 ovine gene

Breed

ID breed

Location

Country

Continent

N

Lat

LON

MINaT

MAXaT

MThm

ANT

TW

TAR

MxR

MiR

HrA

HrMx

HrMi

THI

CTY

Akkaraman

AKA

Konya

Turkey

Asia

23

37.60

32.30

-0.20

23.10

30.10

11.50

23.30

315

41

4

60

80

40

22.02

SA

Kazakh Arkhar-Merino

ARME

Alma Ata

Kazakhstan

Asia

18

43.45

77.04

-6.10

23.60

29.40

9.10

29.70

653

107

26

62

77

45

22.52

SD

Assaf

AS

Haifa

Israel

Asia

30

31.86

35.21

14.00

29.90

40.00

20.70

13.40

534

148

0

68

72

60

28.36

SD

Awassi

AW

Haifa

Israel

Asia

30

31.86

35.21

14.00

27.40

40.00

20.70

13.40

534

148

0

68

72

60

26.11

SD

Bajdarak

BAJ

Irkutsk

Russia

Asia

22

51.83

107.43

-18.80

17.50

34.00

0.00

36.30

468

120

9

75

86

58

17.26

SA

Bni Guil

BNI

Fez

Morocco

Africa

27

33.56

4.59

9.60

27.10

35.80

17.80

17.50

537

85

1

67

79

56

25.80

SD

Boujaad

BOUJ

Marrakech

Morocco

Africa

24

32.86

-6.96

12.20

28.30

39.00

19.60

16.10

282

41

1

58

66

47

26.49

SA

Bozakh

BOZ

Kirovabad

Azerbaijan

Asia

24

40.53

46.02

2.70

25.10

30.90

13.90

22.40

294

51

11

65

78

53

23.94

SA

Caucasian

CAUC

Astrakan

Russia

Asia

25

45.71

42.88

-5.50

25.20

30.60

10.00

30.70

216

25

10

70

86

54

24.20

A

Churra

Ch

León

Spain

Europe

23

42.58

-5.65

3.10

19.60

37.00

10.90

16.50

555

70

24

68

83

55

19.08

SD

Churra Lebrijana

Cl

Jerez

Spain

Europe

26

36.75

-6.06

10.70

25.70

38.00

17.70

15.00

587

109

2

67

79

54

24.54

SD

Churra Tensina

Ct

Huesca

Spain

Europe

33

42.08

-0.33

4.90

23.40

37.00

13.60

18.50

534

62

20

63

81

48

22.37

SD

Daglic

DGL

Eskisehir

Turkey

Asia

24

38.50

30.30

-0.10

21.40

28.60

11.10

21.50

388

51

9

70

84

59

20.75

SA

Kazakh Edilbai

EDIL

Aktjubinsk

Kazakhstan

Asia

30

52.32

77.03

-14.10

22.40

39.00

4.70

36.50

311

33

19

66

82

50

21.56

SA

Ivesi

IV

Diyarbakir

Turkey

Asia

15

37.50

40.10

1.50

31.00

38.10

14.90

29.50

498

76

1

55

77

29

28.68

SA

Russian Karakul

KAR

Astradan

Russia

Asia

15

45.37

46.04

-5.50

25.20

42.00

10.00

30.70

216

25

10

70

86

54

24.20

A

Moldavian Karakul

KARM

Kisinev

Moldavia

Europe

15

46.93

28.75

-3.30

20.90

37.00

9.60

24.20

547

75

27

73

86

62

20.36

SD

Karabakh

KRB

Kirovabad

Azerbaijan

Asia

24

39.82

46.70

-0.40

23.60

38.00

11.90

24.00

294

51

11

65

78

53

22.60

SA

Karachai

KRC

Krasnojarsk

Azerbaijan

Asia

28

43.04

44.21

-16.00

18.20

37.00

0.80

34.20

450

79

12

68

76

53

17.82

SA

Karayaka

KRY

Samsun

Turkey

Asia

22

41.20

36.20

6.90

22.70

26.20

14.30

15.80

692

89

29

72

79

65

21.98

SD

Kivircik

KVR

Bursa

Turkey

Asia

16

40.10

29.00

5.20

24.10

30.30

14.40

18.90

706

118

16

72

78

62

23.26

SD

Finnsheep

L

Jyvaskyla

Finland

Europe

30

62.31

27.17

-10.00

15.70

20.80

2.60

25.70

640

91

30

80

91

65

15.62

SD

Latxa

LX

Vitoria

Spain

Europe

41

42.88

-2.73

4.70

19.10

30.00

11.40

14.40

782

89

42

75

84

71

18.74

SD

D’Man

MAN

Ouarzazate

Morocco

Africa

26

30.93

-6.90

9.30

29.50

40.00

18.90

20.20

110

19

1

41

64

22

26.74

A

Spanish Merino

ME

Cáceres

Spain

Europe

29

39.29

-6.22

8.20

25.60

39.00

16.00

17.40

488

65

4

57

76

35

24.11

SA

Manchega

MNCH

Albacete

Spain

Europe

60

38.95

-1.85

5.00

24.10

38.00

13.50

19.10

367

52

9

63

79

44

22.99

SA

Olkuska

OL

Cracovia

Poland

Europe

30

49.78

21.34

-2.90

19.30

30.00

8.60

22.20

679

95

33

80

87

72

19.00

SD

Pramenka

PRAM

Belgrado

Servia

Europe

29

44.74

20.44

0.50

21.70

28.30

11.80

21.20

694

95

42

69

82

60

21.00

SD

Rasa Aragonesa

RA

Zaragoza

Spain

Europe

42

41.66

-1.01

6.20

24.30

35.00

14.60

18.10

314

38

15

65

77

53

23.23

SA

Sakiz

SZ

Izmir

Chios

Asia

26

38.30

27.10

8.60

22.50

32.70

17.70

18.90

693

153

4

62

72

49

21.55

SD

Valle del Belice

VdB

Palermo

Italy

Europe

29

37.69

13.02

11.60

25.40

30.20

18.20

13.80

654

106

5

69

75

63

24.34

SD

  1. N: number of animals; LAT = latitude; LON = longitude; MAXaT = maximum average temperature; MThm = maximum temperature of the hottest month; MINaT = minimum average temperature; ANT = average annual temperature; TW (MAXaT-MINaT) = thermal width; TAR = total annual rainfall;; MxR = maximum rainfall; MiR = minimum rainfall; HrA = relative average annual humidity (%);HrMx = maximum relative humidity (%);HrMi = minimum relative humidity (%);THI = Temperature Humidity Index THI = T°C – (0.31-0.31RH)x(T°C-14.4) [22], T = temperature in °C, RH = relative humidity in %/100. THI < 22.2 = absence heat stress; 22.2 > THI < 23.3 = moderate heat stress; 23.3 > THI < 25.6 = severe heat stress; 25.6 > THI = extreme severe heat stress; CTY = climate type (arid A = 0-250 mm; semi arid SA = 250-500 mm; semi damp SD = 500-1000 mm; damp D = 1000-2000 mm; very damp VD= > 2000 mm).