Table 1 Characteristics of sampling herds and the rangeland plants.

From: Genomic prediction for growth using a low-density SNP panel in dromedary camels

Region

Herd size

Sampling site

n samples

The rangeland plants

Bahabad

400

31°52′29.6"N 56°01′14.7"E

8

Seidlitzia Rosmarinus, Artemisia spp, Salsola yazdiana, Tamarix tetragyna, Alhagi camelorum, Calligonum comosum, Zygophyllum spp

Khatam

112

30°28′42.4"N 54°12′36.7"E

17

Seidlitzia rosmarinus-Haloxylon ammodendron, Artemisia sieberi-Seidlitzia Rosmarinus, Tamarix tetragyna, Alhagi camelorum, Salsola yazdiana-Calligonum polygonoides, Zygophyllum atriplicoides

Ardakan

450

32°31′40.8"N 55°14′32.9"E

22

Salsola yazdiana, Haloxylon ammodendron, Artemisia sieberi , Zygophyllum spp

Mehriz

320

31°35′14.4"N 54°25′44.4"E

8

Haloxylon ammodendron-Zygophyllum atriplicoides, Artemisia sieberi-Salsola arbuscula,

Bafgh*

Zygophyllum spp, Seidlitzia Rosmarinus, Artemisia sieberi, Zygophyllum spp, Salsola yazdiana

Herd1

117

31°37′05.0"N 55°24′26.9"E

23

Herd2

100

 

18

  1. *Two herds in Bafgh were recorded (1: local herd and 2: National Research and Development Station on Dromedary Camel herd).