parameters of Hararghe

Treatments
Parameter	T₁	T₂	T₃	T₄	SEM
Slaughter weight (kg)	16.0^b	21.7^a	22.33^a	21.7^a	1.23
Empty body weight (kg)	12.2^b	17.8^a	18.2^a	17.8^a	1.10
Hot carcass weight (kg)	6.0^b	10.0^a	10.7^a	10.5^a	0.56
Dressing percentage (%)
Slaughter weight basis	37.5^c	46.1^a	48.0^a	48.49^a	3.33
Empty weight basis	49.5^b	56.2^a	58.8 ^a	59.0^a	4.90
REA (cm²)	5.6^b	8.4^a	8.2^a	8.6^a	0.60
^a-cmeans within a row not bearing a similar superscript letter significantly differ (P<0.05); REA:Rib-Eye Muscle Area; SEM: Standard Error of Mean; NSC:Noug Seed Cake; RB: Raw Barley; MB: Malted Barley; CR: Cracked Barley

Table 6: Carcass parameters of Hararghe highland sheep fed a basal diet of natural pasture hay and supplemented with different forms of barley grain.