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Australian Cattle Dog

Australian Cattle Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 141 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Australian Cattle Dog

In the atlas, the Australian Cattle Dog clusters consistently as Australian Cattle Dog (100% of the 141 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (10% here vs 56%); the SMAD2 variant is near-fixed at 98% vs 74% atlas-wide.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Old English Sheepdog, village dog Fiji Viti Levu, Rat Terrier, village dog Fiji Kadavu, and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Median lifespan is 14.0 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (9.88 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Australian Cattle Dog

Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.

Dogs in the Atlas
141Founders
120 from HaywardDeaf, 10 from Spatola, 9 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 49th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 35.87 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Old English Sheepdog4.15
  2. Village Dog Fiji Viti Levu6.78
  3. Rat Terrier6.92
  4. Village Dog Fiji Kadavu7.25
  5. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever7.70
Top-10 PC corrected Euclidean. Lower = closer.
Trait genetics
Allele frequencies at named morphology loci

Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.

Body size
IGF149%
HMGA210%
SMAD298%
LCORL98%
STC282%
ADAMTS1776%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1898%
FGF4·CFA1275%
Coat
RSPO239%
FGF548%
KRT7195%
MC1R76%
Ear set
MSRB384%
Skull shape
BMP367%
SMOC288%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data