It was evaluated intake, rumen and intestinal digestibility and passage anddigestion rates in bovines fed diets constituted of corn silage, crushed sugarcane and given fresh, crushed sugar cane and given after 72 hours of storage,ensiled sugar cane with 1% of calcium oxide and with no treatment and a sameconcentrate fixed at 1% of body weight. All roughage was corrected to contain10% of crude protein. It was used five rumen-fistulated bovine with averageweight of 240 ± 15 kg, distributed in a 5 × 5 Latin square. Abomasumand total fecal collection and two rumen evacuations were carried out in themorning. Animals fed corn silage based diet presented greater rumen digestibilityof the protein and intestinal digestibility of the ether extract, greater intakeand passage of dry matter, justifying greater intakes of dry matter and neutraldetergent fiber corrected for protein and ash (NDFap). The greatest passagerates in animals fed fresh sugar cane based diet justify greater intakes ofdry matter and NDFap in relation to the one observed with sugar cane silagesupply. Animal consuming corn silage diets present greater dry matter passagerate and NDFap digestion. Diets with fresh sugar cane, stored or not, favordry matter passage rate and intake, in relation to ensiled sugar cane. The useof calcium oxide in the ensilage does not improve nutrient digestibility neitherpassage rate of the diet. Sugar cane stored for 72 hours has digestible traitssimilar to the ones of fresh sugar cane.
