Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal the genetic diversity and population structure of Creole goats from northern Peru

Goat farming constitutes a significant source of income for farmers in northern Peru. There is currently an absence of information about the genetics of Peruvian Creole goats that would enable us to understand their origins and genetic spread. The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity of Creole goats from northern Peru using SNP markers. This study involved the collection of 192 male Creole goats from three key goat production regions in northern Peru. These goat samples were genotyped using the GGPGoat70k SNP panel. To explore the genetic influence of other breeds on Peruvian Creole goats, our dataset was combined with previously published SNP genotypes. External data set includes multiple breeds genotypes sampled from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and Alpine breed from Italy, France, and Switzerland. After quality control 52,832 autosomal SNPs were used to assess genetic diversity in the Peruvian goats. For the population structure analysis of the merged data 20,51..., DNA samples were genotyped using Illumina GGP Goat 70K with the help of the commercial genotyping service provider (Neogen, Geneseek, NL, USA)., , # Northern Peruvian Creole goats SNP data set

A total of 192 ear punch tissue samples were collected from goats identified as Creole by a technical assistant and owners.

Goats were sampled from three northern Peruvian locations, Tumbes (n=35), Piura (n=129), and Lambayeque (n=28)

Description of the data and file structure

This is a vcf file.