Efecto de la Saponina Hibotek ( Quillaje Saponaria) en los Alimentos de Cerdos En las Etapas de Crecimiento y Engorde.

Abstract

At the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo located in the Panamericana Sur Km 1 ½ , Riobamba cantón, Chimborazo Province, the effect of the use of Hibotek Saponin (Quillaja saponaria), was evaluated at the growth and fattening stages of Landrace York pigs against a control treatment, distributed under a Completely at Radom design, during 120 days of investigation. Upon finishing the experiment it was determined that the pigs at the growing stage treated with saponin obtained the best productive parameters as to the Final Weight and Weight Gain with averages of 54.31 and 33.69 kg; they also presented the best Alimentary Conversion with 2.90 index. At the Fattening stage the pigs treated with saponin reached the best productive averages as to Final Weight and Weight Gain with averages of 89.88 and 35.57 kg and the best Alimentary Conversion with 3.54 index obtaining, moreover, the best Benefit – Cost index with 1.21 USD, different from the Control Treatment which reaches 1.14 USD benefit-cost index: It is recommended to use saponins in pigs at the Growth and Fattening stages as efficient results in productive and economic terms have been demonstrated.