Table 4 Estimation of the conditional elements β in the milking-session model.

From: A new standard model for milk yield in dairy cows based on udder physiology at the milking-session level

Proportion β(k) estimate

1.00

0.94

0.83

0.73

0.64

Secretion rate PL(k) estimate (kg per hour) [95% CI]

1.41 [1.38; 1.43]

1.32 [1.28; 1.35]

1.16 [1.10; 1.23]

1.02 [0.92; 1.13]

0.90 [0.84; 0.96]

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