Comparación de las variables morfológicas de cerdos criollos de la provincia de Chimborazo y Loja.

Abstract

The objective of the present work was the comparison of the zoometric variables of Creole Pigs in Loja and Chimborazo Provinces. For the experimental development a total of 20 Creole pigs over 12 months of age were used, from which data were collected on weight, body length, width, abdominal perimeter and height, using a tape and scale. For the present study no Experimental Design was carried out, so the results that were collected in the field were modeled using a descriptive statistic by means of the calculation of measures of central tendency such as the mean, median and fashion and of dispersion as variance and standard deviation. For the determination of significance, the T-student test was used to test the hypothesis suggested in the comparison of the data from the two provinces. Comparing the zoometric variables of the Creole pigs, it was determined that in Loja province there was superiority in weight, head length, head width, thorax perimeter, cross height and back height. The Zoometric indices were higher in Loja province specifically in Cephalic Index, Proportionality, Pelvic, Thoracic; Metacarp Thoracic, while in Chimborazo province the highest results were for the Corporal and cane loading indices. As a conclusion, it is indicated that when comparing the zoometric variables of the Creole pigs it was determined that in Loja province there was superiority for each of the variables, therefore, its inscription as a local biotype and its conservation is recommended to use the genetic material for future crosses with other pig biotypes in the country.