SUPPLY OF RUMINAL CONTENT (UNDIGESTED FOOD) OF BEEF IN THE RATION AND WEIGHT INCREASE IN GUINEAINES (CAVIA PORCELLUS) IN THE HUAURA VALLEY, LIMA

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.973492412075

• Palavras-chave: Producción de cuyes, contenido ruminal, incremento de peso.

• Keywords: Guinea pig production, ruminal content, weight increase.

• Abstract:

  Objective: Explain the influence of ruminal content (undigested feed) of beef with the addition of molasses in the ration on weight gain in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Method: The rumen content of beef plus molasses was supplied as a food input to a sample of 40 growing-finished male guinea pigs from 30 to 90 days of age, as it is a valuable source of nutrients for animals due to its high contribution of protein and others. nutrients, and was supplemented with forage (chala) to cover the vitamin “C” that this species needs. The completely randomized statistical design (DCA) was used, with 10 guinea pigs for the control treatment and 30 guinea pigs for the experimental treatment distributed in three homogeneous groups as repetitions. (TE-R1; TE-R2; TE-R3). Results: The guinea pigs in the experimental group reached a final weight of 866.4 grams and the control group reached a final weight of 694 grams, achieving a total average weight increase of 172.4 grams. Greater than the guinea pigs in the control group in 60 days of experimentation. Conclusions: The reuse of bovine rumen content in guinea pig feeding generates greater weight gain and, consequently, guinea pig meat production increases.