Additives (ionophores, non ionophores antibiotics and probiotics) for Nellore bulls fed high concentrate diets Two trials were conducted at the ESALQ/USP Animal Science Department experimental feedlot to evaluate the effect of different feed additives in feedlot finished cattle. The animals were fed with 78.1% ground corn, 12% Tifton hay, 6% sugarcane molasses, 2.5% mineral, 1.4% urea and the respective additives. The first trial had 134 Nellore bulls with an average of 24 months and 330 Kg of initial body weight, allocated in 24 pens for 102 days. Treatments were: 1) Control (without additive), 2) Monensin (30 ppm), 3) Monensin (20 ppm) + Virginiamycin (15 ppm), 4) Monensin (30 ppm) + Virginiamycin (15 ppm), 5) Virginiamicyn (17 ppm), 6) Salinomicyn (13 ppm) + Virginiamicyn (15 ppm). The second trial had 93 Nellore bulls with an average of 24 months and 320 Kg of initial body weight, allocated in 16 pens for 109 days. Treatments were: 1) Control (without additive), 2) Monensin (30 ppm), 3) Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 10g/animal/day-10 9 UFC/g, 4) Combination of probiotic microorganisms: Bifidobacterium bifidum (3.33 x 10 6 UFC/g), Lactobacillus acidophilus (3.33 x 10 6 UFC/g), Lactobacillus plantarum (1.66 x 10 6 UFC/g), Enterococcus faecium (1.66 x 10 6 UFC/g) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (3.33 x 10 5 UFC/g)-FLORAFORT ® 3g/animal/day. In the first trial, the results showed that monensin alone or in combination with virginiamycin decreased (P<0.1) dry matter intake (9.89; 9.20; 9.29; 8.98; 9.76; 9.85). The average daily gain(1.33; 1.33; 1.39; 1.44; 1.45; 1.49) was not affected by the treatments (P>0.05). In comparison to the control diet, the monensin (30 ppm) + virginiamycin (15 ppm) supplementation increased feed efficiency (P<0.05). The use of antibiotic additives was effective (P<0.05) to increase the diet energy values (1.05; 1.14; 1.17; 1.26; 1.15; 1.16). In the second trial, monensin decreased dry matter intake (P<0.1) in comparison to the other treatments (9.35; 8.25; 9.33; 9.20). Average daily gain, feed efficiency and diet energy density were not affected by monensin and probiotics (P>0.05).