Utilización de heno de Vicia Sativa (vicia) en la alimentación de cuyes en crecimiento/engorde en el cantón Quero provincia de Tungurahua.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the feeding of male guinea pigs in the growth/fattening stage using vicium hay in Tuagurabua Province. Thus research lasted 75 days.48 weaned male cuyes of the improved line were used; 20 days old with an average weight of 371.81 and three levels of vicia hayof (15.30 and 45 %) in front of a control treatment. The animals were subjected to an adaptation period of 10 days. A completely random design (DCA) was applied with 6 replicates and an experimental unit size of 2 animals per pond it means 12 experimental units for each of the treatments. ADEVA (P<0.05) was used to analyze the data and when there were significant differences Tukey and Duncan tests were used to compare the means between treatments. Rations were calculated based on 350g green adult guinea pig forage intake and provided during the days o£ the investigation in the momig.The rcsults obtained showed significant differences, the treatment when using 15% of vicium hay presented a greater final weight (1075.25g) and weight gain (704.42g); when using 30% of vicium hay it presented the highest consumption of food (5616.38g), whereas the treatment when using 45% of the hay presented a better weight to the carcass (811.279), and yield to the carcass of (75.08%). lt is concluded that a level of vicium hay of 45% can be included in the feeding of guinea pigs, in growth/fattening, because it presents the best cost benefit 1,14. lt is recommended to use experimental treatments in the gestation/ lactation stage of guinea pigs to know the feasibility of this hay.