Table 2. List of fixed and random effects fitted in the models in addition to the effects of inbreeding and density.
Fixed effects |
Random effects |
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Trait | Sex (male or female) | Litter size (0 or 1) | Maternal age (years, quadratic) | Age (years, quadratic) | Age at capture | Birth day | Adjusted birth weight (kg) | Year of birth | Sheep year | Sheep ID | Maternal ID | Additive genetic effect | Maternal genetic effect |
Birth weight | x | x | x | Days (factor) | x | x | x | x | |||||
Hindleg | x | x | x | Days | x | x | x | x | |||||
Weight | x | x | x | Days | x | x | x | x | |||||
First winter survival | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Annual survival | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Annual breeding success | x | x | x | x | x |
Abbreviation: ID, inbreeding depression.