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We investigated the consequences of fat supplementation (free oil and rumen-protected oil) on the nutrient intake and digestion of beef cattle at pasture. Five rumen-cannulated Nelore bulls, with a median body weight (BW) of 467.8 ± 32.8 kg and an age of 26 months, were distributed in a Latin square design (5 × 5). The treatments were as follows: WF, no additional fat; PA, rumen-protected palm oil; PS, rumen-protected soybean oil; SO, soybean-free oil and CO, free corn oil. Nutrient intake and digestibility, ruminal pH and ammonia (NH |