Treatments
Parameter T1 T2 T3 T4 SEM
IBW (kg) 15.75a 15.75a 15.58a 15.75a 0.93
FBW (kg) 17.0b 22.4a 23.5a 23.3a 0.68
ADG (g/day) 13.3b 73.2a 87.3a 83.1a 6.02
FCE (g gain/ g feed) 0.025c 0.105b 0.123a 0.110ab 0.01
a-cmeans within a row not bearing a similar superscript letter significantly differ (P<0.05); IBW:Initial Body Weight; FBW:Final Body Weight; ADG:Average Daily Gain; FCE:Feed Conversion Efficiency; NSC:Noug Seed Cake; RB: Raw Barley; MB:Malted Barley; CR:Cracked Barley
Table 5: Body weight change of Hararghe highland sheep fed a basal diet of natural pasture hay and supplemented with different forms of barley grain.