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Reporting
There are, however, slight differences in the revised least squares means themselves for year and sex.
The standard error for ewe breed is higher than that for ram breed, reflecting the larger variance component for ewes.
|
|
|
| Variable |
No.
|
Meana
|
Meanb
|
|
| Ram
breed |
|
|
|
|
Dorper |
433
|
10.95
|
11.05
|
| Red
Maasai |
439
|
10.54
|
10.61
|
|
S.E.D. |
|
0.18
|
0.17
|
| Ewe
breed |
|
|
|
| Dorper |
544
|
10.97
|
11.12
|
|
Red
Maasai |
338
|
10.51
|
10.54
|
|
S.E.D |
|
0.27
|
0.24
|
| Year |
|
|
|
|
1991 |
144
|
12.64
|
12.67
|
|
1992 |
109
|
11.07
|
11.11
|
|
1993 |
168
|
11.56
|
11.58
|
|
1994 |
79
|
9.64
|
9.84
|
|
1995 |
107
|
9.35
|
9.45
|
|
1996 |
93
|
10.19
|
10.32
|
|
S.E.D. |
|
0.32
|
0.33
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
Female |
323
|
10.54
|
10.59
|
|
Male |
377
|
10.94
|
11.07
|
|
S.E.D. |
|
0.16
|
0.17
|
|
a - without random effects
b - with random effects
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