Using the in situ technique, this work evaluated the dry matter and fiber fraction degradability of the Campo Grande Stylos (Stylozanthes spp.). The Campo Grande cultivar consists of a physical seed mixture of the S. capitata and S. macrocephala varieties. For the degradability assay the nylon bag method was used, with two incubations in rumen cannulated adult bovine female. In each incubation 25 samples of 7.0 g each were used. The samples were collected at 0, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 hours. The experiment was conducted according to a randomized block design and data were submitted to variance analysis. The maximum effective degradability was in the 2% passage rate. For the 5% passage rate the Campo Grande stylos showed effective degradation of 68.4% for dry matter, 51.9% for neutral detergent fiber and 58.9% for acid detergent fiber. The results show that the analyzed cultivar has compatible digestibility in comparison to other tropical legumes currently used by farmers, and also has the advantage of being native from the Cerrado biome, and, therefore adapted to the region's ecological conditions.
cattle; tropical legume; degradability
