Abstract #W291

# W291
Intake and digestibility of Nellore steers fed different sources of forage in diets with crude glycerin in feedlot.
Andressa F. Ribeiro1, Antonio Jose Neto*1, Luis G. Rossi1, Erick E. Dallantonia1, Monaliza O. Santana1, Ana Laura E. G. F. Carvalho1, Gabriela Dellamagna1, Juliana D. Messana1, Telma T. Berchielli1, 1Sao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Nine ruminally cannulated Nellore steers (300.0 ± 30kg of BW and 18 ± 2 mo of age) were used in a 3x3 Latin Square experimental design to evaluate the effect of different sources of forage in diets with crude glycerin (80.64% of glycerol) on DM, CP, NDF and NFC intake and digestibility. The treatments were different sources of forage (fixed 15% of NDF from forage; fNDF): corn silage, sugar cane and sugar cane bagasse, in diets with 10% (DM) of crude glycerin. For this study intake, refusals and total feces collection were recorded for 3 d, experimental periods were 17 d (14 d for adaptation, 3 d for intake and total digestibility. Data were analyzed as a triple Latin square design with 3 treatments and 3 animals in 3 simultaneous triplicates using the PROC MIXED procedure of SAS. The least squares means were generated and compared (P < 0.05) using Tukey’s test. There was no difference on DM and CP intake among diets. On the other hand, the intake of NDF increased (P < 0.05) in animals fed corn silage which did not differ from animal fed with sugar cane bagasse. Furthermore, animals fed with sugar cane bagasse decreased NFC intake (P < 0.05). Animals fed with corn silage increased DM and NDF digestibility compared with the other diets (P < 0.05). Additionally, an increase on CP digestibility was observed in animals feed with sugar cane bagasse, which not differed from animals fed with corn silage (P < 0.05). NFC digestibility increased in animals fed with sugar cane (P < 0.05). Different sources of forage included in 15% of fNDF in diets with crude glycerin (10% DM) altered intake and digestibility.

Key Words: biofuel, corn silage, sugar cane