Utilización de diferentes niveles de torta de palmiste en conejos neozelandés desde el destete hasta el inicio de la vida reproductiva

Abstract

At minor species program, rabbit section, Animal Science Faculty of ESPOCH, different levels of palm kernel flour were used at 0, 5, 10 and 15% for feeding new Zeeland rabbits from the weaning stage to the beginning of the reproductive life, the research had three treatments with a control treatment, for this it was necessary to use a combinatory and completely randomized design with two factors; factor A (palm kernel flour levels) and factor B (sex) with five repetitions. The best results were obtained when including 15% of palm kernel flour (treatment 3); this increased the production obtaining 3,03 kilograms as the best final weight, 2,24 kilograms total weight gaining, 9,71 kilograms per dry material less total food consumption, 4,38 points efficient food conversion, 1,83 kilograms yield carcass weight, 60,35% carcass yield with the highest cost-benefit of 1,41 dollars, this means 41% of profitability. According to the rabbit sex evaluation, male rabbits showed an increase in the following parameters: 2,93 kilograms final weight, 2,17 kilograms weight gaining, 4,53 food conversion, and 56,11% carcass yield. The highest cost-benefit index was 1,28 dollars, it means a profitability of 28%, thus it is recommended to include 15% of palm kernel flour since it improves the productive and economic parameters in male new Zeeland r