Table 4 Average posterior inference on sire (co)variances from ten replicates using the bivariate Student's-t (BSt) and normal (BN) fitted models with different residual degrees of freedom (DF).

2.24 ± 0.16

[1.32, 3.62]

2.31 ± 0.18

[1.30, 3.83]

20,694

2.44 ± 0.14

[1.48, 3.88]

2.39 ± 0.14

[1.44, 3.81]

25,794

2.49 ± 0.17

[1.52, 3.93]

2.49 ± 0.17

[1.53, 3.93]

28,154

1.41 ± 0.17

[0.40, 2.76]

1.43 ± 0.18

[0.33, 2.89]

23,146

1.93 ± 0.19

[0.83, 3.47]

1.89 ± 0.19

[0.80, 3.42]

28,683

1.77 ± 0.22

[0.72, 3.23]

1.77 ± 0.21

[0.71, 3.22]

30,064

4.23 ± 0.30

[2.59, 6.70]

4.33 ± 0.33

[2.57, 6.99]

23,978

4.77 ± 0.29

[2.97, 7.48]

27,674

4.80 ± 0.30

[2.98, 7.55]

29,102

4.46 ± 0.39

[2.79, 6.96]

4.45 ± 0.39

[2.78, 6.98]

29,365