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 6 Percentage change in average body weight (ABW) in sheep and goats (Level-2 group separated into lactating and non-lactating animals) at Site 2 (Anokulul kebele)

Trial group	ABW (kg), initial	ABW (kg), final on day 50
Level-2 Group (lactating) (n = 11), daily 10 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	27.7 ± 6.23	31.8 ± 4.54
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	4.09
ABW, % change	15.0 ± 0.08^a
Level-2 Group (non-lactating) (n = 9), daily 10 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	24.5 ± 3.51	33.6 ± 4.95
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	9.00
ABW, % change	37.0 ± 0.06^b

^a,^bMeans with different superscripts differ at P < 0.05 (values are mean ± SD)

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