Utilización de Agave americano (Cabuyo) en la elaboración de un ensilaje para la alimentación de cuyes durante la etapa de crecimiento engorde

Abstract

In the academic Research Unit Specie under the Animal Science of Faculty located in the km 1 ½ of the Panamericana Sur, Riobamba city Chimborazo Province, the effect of the used of the studied three levels (10, 20, 30 %), American agave (cabuyo), to be compared with a control treatment, a Completed Random Design(DCA) was applied in combinatorial arrangement of two factors where the factor A, were levels cabuyo, and factor B, sex, with 5 repetitions and the size of the Experimental Unit (TUE) was 2 animals per pool. Concluding that the use of silage Cabuyo 20% achieved better final weights (1069, 60g) increasing weights (715,90g) feed conversion efficiency (5,59), at canal weights (934,93 g) and as the carcass yield 83,91 % averaging without food consumption increases, also showed production costs and increased profitability (C/B 1,45) than with the other treatment. Based on the Factor sex the weight of the guinea pig in the end do not show statistical differences (P> 0.05) between treatments, but if finding small numerical differences in females compared to males averaging 1017,40 g and 1011,55 g therefore the use of silage cabuyo feeding the guinea pigs did not affect their biological behavior. For thisreason it isrecommended to use 20% of cabuyo during the growth phase fattening so it is presents the bets productive and economic results.