An evaluation of a Browse-aid at the doorsteps of (agro)pastoralists to improve consumption of in situ browses and shrubs and prevent animal deaths during droughts

Table 2 Percentage change in average body weight (ABW) in sheep at Site 1 (Nakiya Kebele)

Trial group	ABW (kg), initial	ABW (kg), final on day 45
Control Group (n = 20)
Absolute body weight, kg	20.3 ± 4.97	22.05 ± 4.67
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	1.8
ABW, % change	10.0 ± 0.10^a
Level-1 Group (n = 20), daily 5 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	24.4 ± 6.87	28.65 ± 6.77
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	4.3
ABW, % change	20.0 ± 0.16^b
Level-2 Group (n = 20), daily 10 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	22.79 ± 5.54	29.53 ± 5.84
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	6.7
ABW, % change	32.0 ± 0.116^c

^a,^b,cMeans with different superscripts differ at P < 0.05 (values are mean ± SD), (n = 20)

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