Table 4 Multivariable model for the multiparous dams (n=122), adjusted from the variables that obtained P < 0.15 in the univariable analyses.

From: Prenatal environment impacts telomere length in newborn dairy heifers

Fixed effect

Estimate (95% CI)a

P-value

Calf age at sampling (days)

− 1.57 (− 2.882, − 0.190)

0.025

MilkBot® scale (kg/day)

− 0.22 (− 0.465, − 0.022)

0.078

Days THI >65 during third trimester of gestation

− 0.08 (− 0.188, -0.012)

0.098

  1. aEstimates, with 95% confidence interval, presented as a % difference in TL for a 1-unit increase in the explanatory variable.
  2. Herd was included as a random factor and the log10 transformed TL was used as the outcome variable.
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