Table 4 Breed (Jersey relative to Holstein–Friesian) effect solutions and 95% credibility intervals from scenarios one to eight, for the three different methods used to analyze age at first blood plasma progesterone elevation (AGEP4) phenotypes

1

Early, mid and late visit (EML)

−1.62 (−1.26,−1.99)

−29 (−15,−43)

−56 (−34,−79)

2

Early, mid or late visit (E/M/L)

−1.31 (−0.87,−1.75)

0 (7,−7)

−40 (−18,−62)

3

Early visit only (E)

−1.58 (−1.09,−2.06)

−2 (5,−10)

−47 (−24,−72)

4

Mid visit only (M)

−1.47 (−1.01,−1.92)

−4 (3,−11)

−45 (−23,−67)

5

Late visit only (L)

−0.84 (−0.44,−1.26)

1 (8,−7)

−25 (−5,−44)

6

Early and mid visit (EM)

−1.67 (−1.26,−2.06)

−17 (−7,−27)

−54 (−34,−74)

7

Mid and late visit (ML)

−1.46 (−1.07,−1.85)

−16 (−6,−26)

−45 (−26,−64)

8

Early and late visit (EL)

−1.45 (−1.07,−1.83)

−24 (−11,−37)

−54 (−28,−78)