Variable |
| n | Coefficient | Std. Error | t | P > |t| | 95% CI | ||
Age at first calving |
| 101 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 2.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.65 | |
Days at grass |
| 101 | −1.75 | 0.27 | −6.39 | <0.0001 | −2.29 | −1.20 | |
Breed | Baseline | 40 | Holstein | ||||||
Holstein Friesian | 29 | −11.07 | 20.93 | −0.53 | 0.599 | −52.75 | 30.62 | ||
Holstein x | 13 | 35.77 | 28.14 | 1.27 | 0.208 | −20.27 | 91.81 | ||
Friesian x | 4 | −62.68 | 50.48 | −1.24 | 0.218 | −163.19 | 37.84 | ||
Other purebreds | 9 | −39.32 | 38.09 | −1.03 | 0.305 | −115.17 | 36.53 | ||
Jersey | 6 | −92.81 | 38.34 | −2.42 | 0.018 | −169.15 | −16.47 | ||
Calving pattern | Baseline | 73 | All year round | ||||||
Autumn | 14 | −93.18 | 29.99 | −3.11 | 0.003 | −152.91 | −33.45 | ||
Multi block | 10 | −23.35 | 31.37 | −0.74 | 0.459 | −85.81 | 39.11 | ||
Spring | 5 | −75.42 | 45.31 | −1.66 | 0.100 | −165.64 | 14.79 | ||
Herd size | Baseline | 12 | 0 to 99 cows | ||||||
100 to 199 | 39 | −96.14 | 29.32 | −3.28 | 0.002 | −154.53 | −37.76 | ||
200 to 299 | 30 | −108.30 | 32.94 | −3.29 | 0.002 | −173.89 | −42.71 | ||
300 to 399 | 14 | −141.55 | 36.20 | −3.91 | <0.0001 | −213.63 | −69.47 | ||
≥400 | 6 | −157.01 | 46.01 | −3.41 | 0.001 | −248.62 | −65.39 | ||
Region | Baseline | 5 | East | ||||||
Far West | 8 | 75.68 | 51.11 | 1.48 | 0.143 | −26.08 | 177.45 | ||
Mid West | 8 | 0.94 | 52.02 | 0.79 | 0.434 | −62.65 | 144.52 | ||
Midlands | 12 | −4.01 | 47.80 | −0.08 | 0.933 | −99.20 | 91.18 | ||
North | 14 | −4.46 | 45.31 | −0.10 | 0.922 | −94.68 | 85.77 | ||
North West | 17 | 72.37 | 45.93 | 1.58 | 0.119 | −19.08 | 163.82 | ||
Scotland | 10 | −7.63 | 51.83 | −1.15 | 0.883 | −110.82 | 95.57 | ||
South | 4 | 62.55 | 58.98 | 1.06 | 0.292 | −54.89 | 179.99 | ||
South East | 7 | −36.72 | 51.44 | −0.71 | 0.477 | −139.16 | 65.71 | ||
Wales | 16 | 36.86 | 47.63 | 0.78 | 0.440 | −57.89 | 131.80 |