nutrient intake of

	Treatment
Intake (g/day)	T₁	T₂	T₃	T₄	SEM
Hay DM	522.5^a	360.2^b	375.2^b	424.6^b	28.8
Total DM	572.5^b	710.2^a	722.6^a	774.6^a	29.2
Total OM	523.1^b	657.4^a	674.0^a	713.1^a	26.7
Total CP	52.4^b	76.7^a	77.3^a	83.4^a	2
Total NDF	436.5^ab	398.4^c	418.9^bc	451.1^a	23.2
Total ADF	290.8^a	252.1^b	253.3^b	287.3^a	15.2
^a-cmeans within a row not bearing a common superscript are significantly different (P<0.05); SEM: Standard Error of Mean; DM: Dry Matter; OM: Organic Matter; CP: Crude Protein; ADF: Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF: Neutral Detergent Fiber; NSC: Noug Seed Cake; RB: Raw Barley; MB: Malted Barley; CR: Cracked Barley

Table 3: Dry matter and nutrient intake of Hararghe highland sheep fed a basal diet of natural pasture hay and supplemented with different forms of barley grain.