Title
Effect of supplementation of a probiotic strain on the productive performance of the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Other title
Efecto de la suplementación de una cepa probiótica sobre los parámetros productivos del cuy (Cavia porcellus)
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementing a probiotic strain isolated from guinea pig intestinal microbiota on its performance during the growing and fattening period. A total of 80 male guinea pigs of one day old were distributed in 40 experimental units. Five treatments with eight replicates per treatment were used: T1, T2, and T3 received 100, 150 and 200 ml of probiotic respectively, and T4 y T5 were the positive and negative controls respectively. Dry matter intake (DMI), body weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and carcass yield were evaluated. T2 showed the lowest DMI (2564 g) and FCR (3.90) whereas T5 had the highest DMI (3293 g) and FCR (5.04). Body weight gain and weight and carcass yield were not affected by the probiotic. The dietary inclusion of probiotic strains from guinea pig intestinal microbiota significantly affect (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio in growing and fattening guinea pigs.
Start page
433
End page
440
Volume
24
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84891816672
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
ISSN of the container
16823419
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