ABSTRACT - The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the substitution of corn by cassava bagasse in the concentrate on dry matter, organic matter and crude protein intake in growing cattle. Sixteen crossbred bulls were allotted to a completely randomized block design, in two periods. Four types of concentrate were tested in association with an ad libitum allowance of oat/ryegrass hay (Avena strigosa, L.; Lolium multiflorum, L.)and an average concentrate supplementation of .83% LW. The concentrates fed to the animals were different of corn by cassava bagasse by the substitution levels of corn: T1 = 0.0, T2 = 33.0, T3 = 66.0, and T.04 = 99%. There was a quadratic relation on DM, OM and CP intake. The maximum DM, OM and CP intake was, respectively, 88.53, 82.34, and 10.61 g/kg.75. The corn by cassava bagasse substitution levels which produced the maximum intakes were: 48.74, 44.14, and 43.75%, respectively, for DM, OM, and CP. Higher corn by cassava bagasse substitution levels in the concentrate reduced the intake of the components studied.
cassava bagasse; cattle; intake; corn; by-product; supplementation
