Table 3 Estimates of parameters obtained with the recursive intercept and linear reaction norm models for average daily gain of lambs with milk yield (dL) as covariate

Δ(-2logL)

1.58

${\sigma }_{ϵ1}^2$

18

18

${\sigma }_v^2$

35

35

${\sigma }_{ϵ2}^2$

824

818

${\sigma }_{\mathit{int}}^2$

789

768

${\sigma }_{\mathit{slope}}^2$

126

ρ _i ‒ s

-0.23 ± 0.30

ρ _i ‒ v

0.47 ± 0.26

0.46 ± 0.27

ρ _s ‒ v

-0.59 ± 0.94

β

3.9

3.9