Black-oat (Avena strigosa Schreb.) cv. EMBRAPA 29 and Triticale (X triticosecale Wittmack) cv. IAC 3 were studied under harvest or grazing every 30 d, in three planting seasons (April, May and June), in order to evaluate the bromatological composition under Northern Rio de Janeiro State conditions. The experiment was done in a factorial arrangement 2 × 2 × 3, in randomized block design with three replicates, being the factors: grass, systems and planting season. The dry matter (DM) concentration differed between species and cutting systems, with Triticale showing higher DM under grazing; however there were no differences within species in relation to planting seasons. Significant effects were found between factors and/or its interactions on the levels of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), NDF free of ash and crude protein (NDFacp) and lignin, with higher NDF for Triticale planted in April. Total carbohydrate concentration (%TCHO in DM) did not vary among species and cutting systems, however slightly higher concentrations were found on April, except for Triticale under grazing system; average %TCHO was 77.83% in DM. From this total (%TCHO in DM), 25.5 and 19.20% in the Triticale and in Black-oat, respectively, were composed by non fiber carbohydrate (%NFC in TC). The B2 fraction (%B2 in TC) varied only among planting periods in Triticale under harvest system, ranging from 45.32 to 49.13%, respectively, for April and June. The protein fractionation showed high protein solubility in forage DM, but statistical differences were found only among planting periods for the soluble protein fractions in neutral detergent (fractions A+B1+B2). Considering the average CP value obtained and its availability it is possible to point out these forages as excellent protein sources.
ash; black-oat; chemical composition; crude protein; fiber carbohydrate; neutral detergent fiber
