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 7 Percentage change in average body weight gain (ABW) in cattle at Site 2 (Anokulul kebele)

Trial Group	ABW, initial	ABW (kg), final on day 50
Control Group (n = 10)
Absolute body weight, kg	170.3 ± 51.60	179.6 ± 45.61
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	9.30
ABW, % change	7.0 ± 0.09^a
Level-1 Group (n = 10), daily 15 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	210.1 ± 60.07	221.9 ± 55.00
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	11.80
ABW, % change	7.0 ± 0.11^a
Level-2 Group (n = 10), daily 30 g Browse-aid per animal
Absolute body weight, kg	145.8 ± 57.30	173.9 ± 49.14
ABW change (final minus initial), kg	28.10
ABW, % change	26.0 ± 0.25^b

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

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