An experiment was carried out at to evaluate the fermentation pattern and chemical-bromatologycal composition of fresh and wilted Ipomoea glabra Choisy and Jaquemontia asarifolia L.B. Smith silages. To evaluate the fermentation pattern silos were open in 3, 7, 14, 21 e 28 days of fermentation. The used design was completely randomized in split-plot to the fermentation pattern; and factorial outline 2 X 2 with four reapplication to the chemical analysis. In the material before ensiling were determined pH values, NH3-N (% of total nitrogen), soluble carbohydrates (SC) and buffer capacity (BC). At each silo opening, the same analyses were perfomed, except for SC and BC. After 28 days of conservation, contents of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), organic matter (OM), mineral matter (MM), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), ether extract (EE) and soluble carbohydrates residual (SCr) were analyzed. For Ipomoea glabra Choisy wilted silages, the DM content during fermentative process showed linear decrease (Y=26.3421 .0526X). It was observed linear increase in NH3-N on the Ipomoea glabra Choisy fresh silages (Y= 3.6360 + .755X) and Jaquemontia asarifolia L.B. Smith fresh silages (Y=3.6209 + .0687X). The results of chemical composition demonstrated Jaquemontia asarifolia L.B. Smith fresh silages presented higher CP than Jaquemontia asarifolia L.B. Smith wilted silages. Ipomoea glabra Choisy fresh silages showed lower NDF values than Ipomoea glabra Choisy wilted silages. Both species studied had showed it self to be native forages of north east region to forage conservation.
forage; north east region; semi arid; silage
