The quality of high moisture corn grain silage with addition of raw soybean grains was evaluated by measures of partial and total digestibilities in cattle. Three crossbred Nelore x Red Angus steers averaging 305kg of live weigth and fitted with ruminal and duodenal cannulas were used. The experimental design was a 3x3 Latin square, and the steers received the following treatments: HMGS66 = 60% roughage, 26.6% high moisture grain silage, and 13.4% soybean meal and ground corn; HMGS33 = 60% roughage, 13.4% high moisture grain silage, and 26.6% soybean meal and ground corn; and GC = 60% roughage and 40% soybean meal and ground corn. The digestion and digestibility of dry matter was not influenced by the inclusion of HMGS in the diet. HMGS66 increased intestinal dry matter digestibility in relation to GC. The inclusion of high moisture corn grain silage did not affect acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber digestions and digestibilities. The diet did not affect total intake of starch, as well ruminal and intestinal flow of starch. HMGS66 improved total digestibility of crude protein, but did not show effect on total digestibilities of dry matter, fiber, starch, and pH and ammonia concentration in the rumen.
starch; ammonia; high moisture grain; pH
