SUPPLY OF NATURAL FORAGE Bidens pilosa (CADILLO) PLUS MAIZE CHALA (Zea mays) IN THE RATIONING AND WEIGHT INCREASE IN IMPROVED CAVIA PORCELLUS IN HUAURA-LIMA 2023
SUPPLY OF NATURAL FORAGE Bidens pilosa (CADILLO) PLUS MAIZE CHALA (Zea mays) IN THE RATIONING AND WEIGHT INCREASE IN IMPROVED CAVIA PORCELLUS IN HUAURA-LIMA 2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.973542512037
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Palavras-chave: Alimentación de cuyes, cadillo, chala de maíz
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Keywords: guinea pig feeding, cadillo, corn husk.
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Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate the effect of the supply of forage cadillo (Bidens pilosa) and chala de maíz (zea maíz) on weight gain (muscle mass) in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). In growth and finishing. Methods: The research was carried out at the facilities of the Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión de Huacho, Huaura Province, in the year 2023.
The forage feed was fed ad libitum to the animals. We worked with a sample of 40 male guinea pigs from 30 to 90 days of age, randomly distributed, with 10 guinea pigs for the control group (control treatment TC), fed with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) as conventional diet, and 30 guinea pigs for the experimental treatment, distributed in three homogeneous groups as repetitions (TE-R1; TE-R2; TE-R3), fed with natural fodder combined with corn stover.
Results: The guinea pigs of the control group reached a final weight of 1034 g., and the experimental group reached a final weight of 1022 g., with the control group showing an average total weight increase of 12 grams more than the guinea pigs of the experimental group in 60 days of the experiment, which constitutes a significant difference between the control treatment (CT) and the experimental treatment (ET), and reflects that both rations produce a relevant weight increase. Conclusions: Feeding alfalfa generates good weight gain in guinea pigs due to the nutritional richness of this forage, but its cultivation requires high production costs; on the other hand, the use of natural cadillo forage in the ration is of zero cost and associated with corn husk produces a weight gain similar to that obtained with the use of alfalfa; which indicates an alternative to reduce production costs in guinea pigs.
- Telmo Raúl Morales Gálvez