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Table 3 Results for the analysis of variance on weaning weight of lambs.

From: Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and effect on lamb growth

Effect

Degrees of freedom

Marginal sum of squares

Marginal increase in R2× 100

Mother (farm)

560

25210.22

31.57***

Sex

1

2202.21

2.76***

Rearing rank

8

1135.34

1.42***

Rearing rank (farm year)

21

840.89

1.05

Sex (farm year)

14

839.12

1.05**

Age at recording of weaning weight

1

520,70

0.65***

Age of mother

3

315.92

0.40*

Antibody result

1

264.19

0.33**

Farm (year)

3

168.90

0.21

Error

538

11679.95

-

Model

669

68174.59

85.37

  1. Level of significance different from zero for Marginal SS (type III SS) ***p < 0.0001 **p < 0.001 *p < 0.01