Fig. 2From: Development of a structural growth curve model that considers the causal effect of initial phenotypesEstimated causal effect of the initial weight on the weight of Japanese black cattle during the fattening period. The y-axis denotes the magnitude of the causal effect. The day of entry to the experimental station was set as the initial day (day 0). Solid line: posterior mean; dotted line: 95% highest posterior density intervalBack to article page