International Goat Genome Consortium

International Goat Genome Consortium

The goat genotyping panel was developed by the International Goat Genome Consortium. Several datasets generated by the consortium were considered in SNP discovery, including de novo sequencing of goat genome scaffolds, SNP discovery sequencing data from next-generation sequencing, and sequencing data from expressed (EST) sequences. SNPs for the goat genotyping panel were annotated using expressed sequences together with data from the ovine genome. Candidate goat SNPs were validated for Alpine, Angora, Boer, Creole, Jinlan, Katjang, Saanen, Savanna, and Skopelos breeds. The Community has provided a cluster file for the Goat Genotyping array suitable for quick automated analysis of all project sizes. This panel is suitable as base content for over 30,000 Add-On markers for a customized Goat genotyping array.