Title
Evaluation of two levels of digestible energy based on nutritional standards of the nrc (1995) in growth diets for Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus L)
Other title
Evaluación de Dos Niveles de Energía Digestible en base a los Estándares Nutricionales del NRC (1995) en Dietas de Crecimiento para Cuyes (Cavia porcellus L)
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this research was to assess levels of 2.7 and 2.9 Mcal of digestible energy (ED/kg of feed) and amino acids densities (DA) of 100, 110 and 120% in relation to nutritional standards of the NRC (1995) on productive performance of genotype improved Guinea pigs after weaning (2-6 weeks of age). Diets were formulated considering the amino acids concentration relative to the level of ED (g/Mcal) with inclusion of Vitamin C in the pelleted feed because no fresh forage was used. A randomized complete design for all treatments and a factorial arrangement 2×3 were used, having as factors two levels of ED (2.7 and 2.9 Mcal/kg) and three DA (100, 110 and 120%), and without considering the control treatment. Covariance analysis was performed, considering the initial weight as a covariate, and Bonferroni adjustment to determine the difference between treatments and factors. The more efficient treatments for feed conversion were 3.0 Mcal ED/kg (control) and 2.9 Mcal ED/kg, 120% DA (3.38 and 3.32, respectively), while treatment 2.7 Mcal ED/kg, 100% DA was the less efficient (3.82). Data analysis in the factorial arrangement showed that the 2.9 Mcal ED/kg factor improved weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion and carcass yield and without differences by the effect of the DA factor. The weight of viscera (liver, kidney, and heart) showed no statistical difference.
Start page
255
End page
264
Volume
28
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85028892379
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sponsor(s)
En el Perú se han obtenido genotipos de cuy (Caviaporcellus) de elevados rendi-mientos productivos como resultado del me-joramiento genético al que ha sido sometido; sin embargo, estos logros no han sido acom-pañados con suficientes estudios relaciona-dos con sus necesidades de nutrientes y pro-gramas de alimentación, lo que ha conlleva-doaformularracionesutilizandorequerimien-tos establecidos por la National Research Council (1995). Estas formulaciones tienen el inconveniente que los requerimientos han sido determinados en animales criados en condicionesde laboratorio, conun genotipoy medio ambiente muy diferentes y una tasa de crecimiento inferior a los cuyes de crian-za comercial en el país.
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