SUMMARY The experiment evaluated the performance of beef calvos confined during 84 days and fed with one of the following diets: T1 - corn silage plus concentrate (32.65%, dry matter basis), T2 - elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum, Schum.) napiergrass silage plus concentrate (33.36%) and T3 - napiergrass silage plus concentrate (48.27%). Daily dry matter consumption was not affected (P ≥ 0.2059) by the type of diet. Average daily gain was similar for T1 and T3 calves, and higher (P < 0.0450) than observed for T2 calves. Feed conversion was not affected (P ≥ 0.1292) by the type of diet.
silage; corn; elephant grass; calves; feedlot
