Efecto de la adición de diferentes dosis de vitamina c (Ácido ascórbico) en cuyes (Cavia porcellus) de la raza perú en las etapas de gestación y lactancia en el cantón Pablo Sexto.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of incorporating different doses of vitamin C in the gestation and lactation stage in the normal diet of guinea pigs consisting of Guatemalan forage (Tripsacum laxum), concentrate that meets the nutritional requirements mixed with vitamin C, improving production rates, reducing mortality and morbidity caused by the presence of scurvy. The research was carried out in the province of Morona Santiago, Pablo Sexto canton, using 48 guinea pigs (36 females and 12 males), 3 months old females and 4 months old males of Peruvian breed, which were fed according to the corresponding treatment for each experimental unit. In the gestation stage, the weight gain in females ranged from 375.89gr to 516gr, while in males it ranged from 394.67gr to 577gr. The values of feed consumption were between 84356.67 - 84782gr, with a feed conversion from 173.10gr to 243.27gr. In the lactation stage, weight gain was between 458gr and 786.67gr. There were no mortality rates in any of the stages, while the morbidity rate was equal to 2% in the gestation stage. The benefit/cost ratio was 1.39, which means a gain in production. For the statistical analysis, the additive linear model was used, obtaining results that were not statistically significant among the treatments (T0 0g), (T1 3g), (T2 5g) and (T3 7g). It is concluded that the inclusion of vitamin C is technically feasible in a dose of

3g, since the deficiency of this vitamin does not present statistically significant values in any result in the stages studied. It is recommended to carry some research by adding different levels of vitamin C to guinea pigs in the different physiological stages to obtain better results and to be able to counteract them.