PRODUCTIVE AND ECONOMIC RESPONSE OF GUINEA PIGS TO THE USE OF FOUR TYPES OF FORAGE FEEDERS

• Autores: Sánchez V., Raúl, Jiménez A., Ronald, Huamán U., Héctor, Bustamante L., José, Huamán C., Amparo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2013
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/2733
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/2733
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cuyes; forraje; eficiencia en consumo; comederos; guinea pigs; forage; intake efficiency; feeders

The study evaluated the effect of various types of forage feeders on the efficiency offorage usage and on the productive and economic response of guinea pig (Caviaporcellus) breeding. A total of 250 weaned male of 15 days of age at the Mantaro valley,Junín, Peru were used in a completely randomized design with five treatments of foragesupply and five repetitions per treatment. Each repetition corresponded to a cage withten guinea pigs. Four forage feeders were evaluated: cylindrical mesh on the floor (CMP),hanging U shaped mesh (MCU), iron grilled with foot on the floor (PFP) and hopper meshin V shaped (TMV), plus the traditional method with the forage directly on the floor(DSP). The use of feeders improved forage consumption efficiency, total food consumptionand benefit cost ratio (p<0.05). MCU was the most promising feeder in terms of forageconsumption efficiency, body weight gain, total feed consumption, unit production costand benefit cost ratio (p<0.05). It is concluded that the use of feeders improves productiveand economic parameters, and the best feeder was the hanging U shaped mesh (MCU).