With the objective to evaluate the effect of hydrolyzed sugar cane bagasse and sugar cane tops in the performance of cattle, 72 Nellore steers, averaging from 18 to 30 months of age and 293 kg LW were feedlot for 99 days. The treatment consisted in 40.0% hydrolyzed sugar cane bagasse (BAH) and 20.0% sugar cane tops (treatments T1 e T4), 20.0 BAH and 40.0% sugar cane tops (T2 and T5), and 30.0 BAH and 30.0% sugar cane tops (T3 and T6). Two protein sources: dried yeast, associated with the treatments T1, T2, and T3 and meat meal plus additive (Nutrigen), associated to T4, T5 and T6, were also used. The average daily dry matter intake (kg/ animal), the feed:gain ratio (kg DM/kg gain/animal•d ) and the average weight gains were for T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6, respectively, 4.01, 5.50, 5.06, 4.50, 7.33, and 12.71, 17.14, 13.09, 14.79, 8.79, 17.45, and 12.71 and .234, .420, .342, .516, .420, and .454. The animals fed diets with meat meal plus Nutrigen, showed best animal performance.
additive; meat meal; yeast
