Evaluación del efecto de la inclusión de harina de Arachis pintoi (Maní forrajero), en la dieta de pollos de engorde en el cantón Morona

Abstract

In the poultry farm "Pichorito", located in Morona canton, province of Morona Santiago, at 1016 MASL, with relative humidity of 80% and temperatures between 35 and 32 °C, the productive performance of broilers of the Cobb 500 line was evaluated due to the addition of flour levels of Arachis pintoi (5, 10 and 15%), to be compared with a control treatment (commercial supplements), having 4 experimental treatments, with 6 repetitions and each experimental unit with 10 chickens, distributed under a Completely Random Design. The experimental results were subjected to analysis of variance, separation of means with the Turkey test and orthogonal regression analysis. Determining that the feed based on commercial supplements plus 5% Arachis pintoi flour presented better results, observing at 21 days of age, weights of 995.18g, weight increases of 955.18g and nutritional conversion of 1,338; up to 49 days of age, with the addition of 5% of the flour, the chickens presented final weights of 4001.35g, weight increases of up to 3961.35g, feed conversion of 1.68 and higher weights and carcass yields (3001.35g and 74.90%, respectively), with an economic profitability of 31% (B/C of 1.31), in two months of exercise, so it is recommended to feed the Cobb 500 chickens with commercial supplements plus the addition of 5% Arachis pintoi flour in the Morona canton.

Keywords: Peanut Forage, Commercial Balancing, Flour Levels.