Figure 4
Estimates of unobserved variables. (a) Alveolar class proportions over time: non-activated alveoli (green line), activated alveoli (black line), and inactivated alveoli (red line). (b) Conditional elements operating during milking sessions: β (dark blue line) and π (light blue line). (c) Relative contribution of variance components to milking-session variance in yield (% provided is the estimate for whole lactation period): alveolar class proportions (78.4%; red line); measurement error (9.4%; black line); β (4.3%; green line); π (4.0%; blue line); and milk carryover (3.9%; cyan line).
