Table 6: Partial budget analysis of local sheep fed hay and supplemented with a concentrate mixture, Atella, Faidherbia albida and Sesbania sesban leaves.

Parameter Treatments
T1 T2 T3 T4
Number of animals 6 6 6 6
Purchase price of sheep (US$/head) 14.72 14.72 14.72 14.72
Total grass hay intake (kg/head) 44.75 45.02 42.19 44.68
Total supplement feed intake (kg/head) 27.00 29.70 32.40 25.20
Total cost of grass hay (US$/head) 1.50 1.51 1.41 1.49
Total cost of supplement feed (US$/head) 4.63 0.85 3.58 2.11
Total variable cost (TVC in US$) 6.12 2.36 4.99 3.60
Change in total variable cost (∆TVC in US$) -3.76 -1.14 -2.52
Selling price of sheep (SP in US$/ head) 22.77 22.53 22.27 21.52
Total return (TR in US$) 8.05 7.82 7.55 6.80
Change in total return (∆TR in US$) -0.24 -0.50 -1.25
Net return (NR in US$) 1.93 5.46 2.56 3.20
Change in net return (∆NR in US$) 3.53 0.64 1.27
MRR% (∆NR/∆TVC) -93.74 -56.06 -50.36

US$ = United States Dollar; T1 = Hay ad libitum + 300 g DM CM /day; T2 = Hay ad libitum + 330 g DM Atella/day; T3 = Hay ad libitum + 360 g DM F. albida/day; T4 = Hay ad libitum +280 g DM S.sesban/day