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Table 2 The association of weight with the disease’s occurrence, birth type, sex, and breed of goats

From: A study on the productivity and mortality rates of native and blended goats in Dodoma, Tanzania

s/n

Variables

Classification

Coefficient estimate

Standard error

Z-value

P-value

1

Sex

Intercept (female)

1.01

0.07

13.94

<2e16

Male

−0.03

0.09

−0.317

0.75

2

Breed of goat

Intercept (blended)

1.11

0.06

17.39

<2e16

Indigenous

−0.26

0.10

−2.50

0.01

3

Birth type

Intercept (single)

1.02

0.07

14.17

<2e−16

Twin

−0.05

0.10

−0.53

0.59

Triple

0.19

0.32

0.57

0.57

4

Height

Intercept

0.27

0.36

0.76

0.45

Height (cm)

0.03

0.01

2.03

0.04

5

Girth

Intercept

0.49

0.36

1.37

0.17

Girth (cm)

0.02

0.01

1.41

0.16