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 3 Percentage change in average body weight (ABW) in cattle at Site 1 (Nakiya Kebele)

Trial group	ABW (kg), initial	ABW (kg),final on day 45
Control Group (n = 10)
Absolute body weight, kg	232.3 ± 8.68	212.9 ± 8.97
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	− 19.4
ABW, % change	− 1.0 ± 0.04^a
Level-1 Group (n = 10), daily 15 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	152.6 ± 8.04	172.9 ± 8.24
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	20.3
ABW, % change	13.0 ± 0.06^b
Level-2 Group (n = 10), daily 30 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	181.1 ± 11.70	212.1 ± 12.23
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	31.0
ABW, % change	19.0 ± 0.06^c

^a,^b,cMeans with different superscripts differ at P < 0.05 (values are mean ± SD), (n = 10)

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