Table 4
Number of estimated parameters, log likelihood values and Schwarz’s Bayesian information criteria (BIC) for 4X milking frequency in the first and second lactations
| Lactation | Kaa | Kpeb | Number of parameters | Log likelyhood | BIC |
|---|
| Lact 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | −24,329.13 | 48,723.88 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 | −24,234.39 | 48,546.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | −24,226.59 | 48,543.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 25 | −24,174.07 | 48,450.67 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | −24,171.08 | 48,456.99 |
| 4 | 2 | 28 | −24,173.33 | 48,461.49 |
| 4 | 3 | 31 | −24,169.18 | 48,465.49 |
| 4 | 4 | 34 | −24,167.36 | 48,474.16 |
| 5 | 2 | 31 | −24,112.26 | 48,351.65c |
| 5 | 3 | 34 | −24,108.09 | 48,355.62 |
| 5 | 4 | 37 | −24,100.91 | 48,353.56 |
| 5 | 5 | 40 | −24,118.71 | 48,401.46 |
| Lact 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | −27,021.36 | 54,108.25 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 | −26,923.09 | 53,923.99 |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | −26,913.57 | 53,917.24 |
| 3 | 2 | 25 | −26,859.41 | 53,821.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | −26,849.15 | 53,812.97 |
| 4 | 2 | 28 | −26,857.37 | 53,829.41 |
| 4 | 3 | 31 | −26,849.17 | 53,825.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 34 | −26,845.67 | 53,830.58 |
| 5 | 2 | 31 | −26,794.93 | 53,716.82 |
| 5 | 3 | 34 | −26,787.09 | 53,713.42c |
| 5 | 4 | 37 | −26,784.15 | 53,719.83 |
| 5 | 5 | 40 | −26,791.15 | 53,746.11 |