Category

N

Body condition scoring

P-value

Changes

Change BW/BCS (kg)

Initial BCS

Final BCS

BCS

BW (kg)

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Breeds

Borana

6

3.79 ± 0.19^ab

6.58 ± 0.41^a

2.78 ± 0.40^a

56.5 ± 12.71

20.3 ± 1.51^b

Arsi

6

4.34 ± 0.31^a

6.25 ± 0.28^a

1.91 ± 0.34^b

39.5 ± 3.01

20.61 ± 2.18^ab

Harar

6

3.9 ± 0.35^ab

6.50 ± 0.18^a

2.57 ± 0.31^a

54 ± 5.03

22.42 ± 2.17^ab

Crossbred

6

3.08 ± 0.26^b

4.66 ± 0.42^b

1.59 ± 0.19^b

44.33 ± 5.70

27.78 ± 1.73^a

P-value

*

**

*

Ns

**

Age group

2 - 3 years

12

3.77 ± 0.18

5.87 ± 0.25

2.10 ± 0.21

44.66 ± 4.11

21.93 ± 1.44

4 - 5 years

12

3.87 ± 0.20

6.12 ± 0.25

1.95 ± 0.21

47.75 ± 2.79

23.63 ± 1.66

P-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

Ns

Overall

3.79 ± 0.15^b

5.99 ± 0.18^a

**

2.05 ± 0.20

48.08 ± 3.78

22.78 ± 1.09

Breed * Age

*

NS

NS

NS

Ns