Comportamiento productivo en cuyes alimentados a base de gramalote (Axonopus scoparius), con diferentes niveles de maní forrajero (Arachis pintoi), provincia de Morona Santiago.

Abstract

This Project aims to evaluate how various levels of pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi) affect the guinea pigs’ productive behavior (Cavia porcellus). It was quantitative research, as per the numerical data usage. There were employed 40 guinea pigs of 21 days old, during the growth and fattening phase. The developed stages were diet design; forage harvesting; drying greenhouse building; samples sent to the laboratory; barn cleaning and disinfection; cages, feeders and drinkers building; animals and vaccines purchases; vaccination, de-worming and ears tagging; treatments assignment and randomized repetitions; adaptation of animals to the diet; and review and analysis of data. Various levels of pinto peanut were considered as an example (5 – 10 and 15 %) compared to a control treatment. By evaluating the guinea pigs’ productive behavior during the growth stage, it was discovered that, using 15 % of pinto peanut they got a final weight of 689.8 g, weight gain of 287.40 g, and feed intake of 1237.60 g. with 10% of pinto peanut, the final weight was 1250.8 g, with a weight gain of 616.80 g, feed intake of 3886.6 g, carcass weight 935.6 g and carcass yield of 74.79 g. It was observed, through the bromatological analysis of pinto peanut flour, a rich protein content. The improvement in profitability was detected by implementing 15 % of pinto peanut flour during the gestation and lactation stage.