Table 2 Estimated parameters of pre-weaned calf management practices for the final optimal directed acyclic graph (DAG)
Child | Interpretation | Parent | Coefficienta [95% confidence interval] | Supportb (%) | Link strength (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | Log odds ratio | Season: Autumn | 0.93 [0.78; 1.09] | 100 | 2.0 |
Parity | Log odds ratio | Season: Winter | 1.19 [1.03; 1.35] | - | - |
Parity | Log odds ratio | Season: Spring | 0.42 [0.28; 0.57] | - | - |
Parity | Log odds ratio | Season: Summer | 1.30 [1.13; 1.47] | - | - |
TP | Correlation | Colostrum | 1.02 [0.94; 1.10] | 100 | 4.3 |
Introduction weight | Correlation | Season: Autumn | −0.7 [-0.78; −0.61] | 99.9 | 1.0 |
Introduction weight | Correlation | Season: Winter | −0.5 [−0.58; −0.41] | - | - |
Introduction weight | Correlation | Season: Spring | −0.49 [−0.57; −0.41] | - | - |
Introduction weight | Correlation | Season: Summer | −0.66 [−0.74; −0.57] | - | - |
Introduction weight | Correlation | Parity | 0.82 [0.74; 0.89] | 100 | 4.6 |
BRD | Log odds ratio | Season: Autumn | −0.21 [−0.35; −0.06] | 100 | 11.1 |
BRD | Log odds ratio | Season: Winter | 0.29 [0.15; 0.44] | - | - |
BRD | Log odds ratio | Season: Spring | −0.23 [−0.38; −0.08] | - | - |
BRD | Log odds ratio | Season: Summer | −0.91 [−1.06; −0.75] | - | - |
BRD | Log odds ratio | TP | −0.38 [−0.46; −0.31] | 100 | 13.4 |
BRD | Log odds ratio | ADG | −0.49 [−0.57; −0.42] | 100 | 14.3 |
ADG | Correlation | TP | 0.12 [0.09; 0.16] | 100 | 6.9 |
ADG | Correlation | Introduction weight | 0.17 [0.14; 0.21] | 100 | 7.7 |