Expert opinion as priors for random effects in Bayesian prediction models: Subclinical ketosis in dairy cows as an example

• Haifang Ni,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division Farm Animal Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, TD Utrecht, The Netherlands, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Utrecht University, TC Utrecht, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6914-1889

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• Irene Klugkist ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: I.klugkist@uu.nl

  Affiliation Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Utrecht University, TC Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Saskia van der Drift,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Royal GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands

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• Ruurd Jorritsma,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division Farm Animal Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, TD Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Gerrit Hooijer,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division Farm Animal Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, TD Utrecht, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2084-9469

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• Mirjam Nielen

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division Farm Animal Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, TD Utrecht, The Netherlands

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