Evaluación de desempeño sanitario al aplicar Zingibir officinale (Jengibre) en la alimentación de cerdos york landrace, en la etapa post - destete - acabado

Abstract

In the province of Chimborazo, Riobamba Canton, San Luis Parish, Corazón de Jesús Heart Community, Km 8 route to Macas, it was evaluated the sanitary performance by adding Zingiber officinale (ginger) in the diet at levels of 300 mg/kg, 350 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg of feed, compared to a control treatment (0 mg/kg). For this research, it was used 20 piglets win the post - weaning stage of 40 days of age of mixed race called York * Landrace, the same as were divided into five repetitions with an experimental unit for each treatment distributed under a completely randomized design. It was determined that the best results of the final weight (90.27 Kg) with 400 mg of ginger/kg of food (T3). Thus, beneficial results were also obtained on the content of E. coli and coliforms producing a similar effect to the achieved with Antibiotic Growth Promoters (APC). Besides, it was observe fewer molds and yeast; also with the presence of hypertrophic cells which also relates an increase in size in the intestinal microvilli. The highest rate of benefit/cost in the post-weaning-finishing stage was 1,29 dollars. In other words, it was obtained a 29 of profitability. Consequently, it is recommended to include in pigs diet in post-weaning- finishing stage the level of 400 mg of ginger/kg of food (T3) recorded as the best production, health and economic parameters.