Table 5.

The posterior distributions for parameters of the Bayesian multilevel multivariable binomial model

Parameter	Interpretation	Posterior distribution
		Median	2.5th Percentile	97.5th Percentile
β 0	Intercept	-7.67	−8.9	−6.46
β 1	Purchasing heifers	1.32	0.55	2.13
β 2	Heifers co-grazing	1.06	0.36	1.78
β 3	Lameness treated by outside staff	0.78	−0.04	1.61
σ U	Region level random effect	2.36	1.33	2.97
σ W	Herd level random effect	1.41	1.12	1.8