Title
Determination of digestibility and digestible energy of kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides) meal in the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Other title
Determinación de la digestibilidad y energía digestible de la harina de kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides) en el cuy (Cavia porcellus)
Date Issued
24 November 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Cuibin, RONALD
Palacios, Gloria
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The experiment was conducted to determine the digestibility coefficients and digestible energy of kudzu meal (Pueraria phaseoloides) in guinea pigs. Ten male guinea pigs of 12 weeks and 828 g of average weight were placed in metabolic cages. Five animals were fed the basal diet (wheat by-product) and the other five were fed with the experimental diet (60% wheat by-product and 40% kudzu meal). The indirect method was used for these determinations. The wheat by-product meal was used as a basal feed and its digestibility coefficient was determined by the direct method. There was a 14-day pre-experimental phase for the adaptation of the animals to the facilities and the new diet. The experimental phase was six days, in which the stool collection was performed. In both phases, feed consumption was measured daily. The apparent digestibility coefficients obtained were: 42.90% dry matter, 40.57% organic matter, 81.07% crude protein, 68.86% ethereal extract, 30.77% crude fibre, 30.55% nitrogen free extract and 74.18% ash. The digestible energy value determined by difference was 1.98 Mcal/kg of dry matter.
Volume
31
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85098123671
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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