Table 5: Daily feed and nutrient intake of Afar goats fed on natural pasture hay and supplemented with different proportions of improved forage mix (cowpea + Rhodes grass) and concentrates.

DM Intake (g/d)	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	SL	SEM
NPH DM intake	302.2	303	305	307.1	313	Ns	13.8
Supp. DM intake	297.4^a	262.7c	289.2^ab	293.3a	282.1^ab	*	12.2
Tot. DM intake	599.6	565.7	594.2	600.4	595.1	Ns	19.1
Tot. DM intake (% BW)	3.71	3.63	3.67^a	3.69	3.68	Ns	0.22
ME intake (MJ/ kg DM/d)	5.7	5.3	5.5	5.7	5.4	Ns	1.6
OM intake	595.4	566.9	579.9	582.8	571.9	Ns	18.7
CP intake	108.1^a	78.4c	92.1^b	104.3a	89.1^b	**	6.9
Ash intake	24.8^b	26.1b	28.6^a	25.1b	31.2^a	*	3.4
NDF intake	329.4^d	397.7a	371.7^b	356.7c	384.5^a	**	15.18
ADF intake	239.1^a	221.1d	231.2^b	235.7a	226.38^c	*	11.2
ADL intake	234.5^a	207.4c	220.5^b	229.9a	213.8^b	*	10.7

^{a, b, c, d}means with different superscripts in a row are significantly different.*: (p<0.05); **: (p<0.01); ME: metabolisable energy; OM: organic matter; CP: crude protein ; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent lignin; DM: dry matter; ns:non-significant; SEM: standard error of mean; SL: significant level; NPH: natural pasture hay.