Table 2

Prnp haplotype allele frequencies for codons 210 and 211



Allele frequenciesa
Cattle tested
Animals
cE211
tE211

Total
6062
0.984
0.016
     Cattle from commercial beef processing plants
3892
0.982
0.018
          California (n = 1)
392
0.980
0.020
          Nebraska (n = 2)
1615
0.999
0.001
          Texas, panhandle (n = 1)
588
0.959
0.041
          Texas, south (n = 1)
1297
0.971
0.029
     Registered purebred cattle
2170
0.987
0.013
          From cow-calf herds
714
0.994
0.006
               Angus (7 herds, 4 midwestern states)
330
0.997
0.003
               Santa Gertrudis (1 Texas herd)
384
0.991
0.009
          From cattle with diverse pedigrees
1456
0.984
0.016
               Angus
60
1.000
0.000
               Ankole-Watusi
30
1.000
0.000
               Ayrshire
27
1.000
0.000
               Beefmaster
32
1.000
0.000
               Belgian Blue
26
1.000
0.000
               Blonde D'Aquitaine
24
1.000
0.000
               Brahman
59
0.856
0.144
               Brahmousin
24
0.979
0.021
               Brangus
27
0.933
0.067
               Braunvieh
29
1.000
0.000
               Brown Swiss
30
1.000
0.000
               Charolais
39
1.000
0.000
               Chianinab
27
1.000
0.000
               Corriente
30
1.000
0.000
               Gelbvieh
41
1.000
0.000
               Guernsey
30
1.000
0.000
               Hereford
35
1.000
0.000
               Highland
24
1.000
0.000
               Holstein
190
1.000
0.000
               Jersey
39
1.000
0.000
               Limousin
31
1.000
0.000
               Maine-Anjou
29
1.000
0.000
               Marchigiana
39
1.000
0.000
               Mini-Hereford
24
1.000
0.000
               Mini-Zebu
27
0.926
0.074
               Montbeliard
24
1.000
0.000
               Murray Grey
22
1.000
0.000
               Nelore
24
0.750
0.250
               Piedmontese
22
1.000
0.000
               Pinzgauer
24
1.000
0.000
               Red Angus
30
1.000
0.000
               Red Poll
24
1.000
0.000
               Romagnola
26
1.000
0.000
               Salers
29
1.000
0.000
               Santa Gertrudis
51
0.951
0.049
               Senepol
25
0.940
0.060
               Shorthorn
29
1.000
0.000
               Simmental
41
1.000
0.000
               Tarentaise
28
1.000
0.000
               Texas Longhorn
28
1.000
0.000
               Tuli
33
1.000
0.000
               Wagyu
23
1.000
0.000

aK211 alleles were not detected in any cattle tested here. Abbreviations for the haplotype sequences of codons 210 and 211: cE211, acC-Gaa; tE211, acT-Gaa.

bMixture of 100% Chianina and Chi-Angus.

Heaton et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2008 4:25   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-4-25