Caracterización de la crianza de cuyes en tres provincias de la Región Cajamarca, Perú.

• Autores: Ortiz-Oblitas, P., Florián-Alcántara, A.F., Estela-Manrique, J., Rivera-Jacinto, M.A., Hobán-Vergara, C., Murga-Moreno, C.A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca
• Repositorio: UNC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unc.edu.pe:20.500.14074/9629
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14074/9629; http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i2.20019
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cajabamba; Cajamarca; Guinea pigs; Health; Production; San Marcos; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.02.01

The present study aimed to characterize the guinea pig breeding system in three provinces of the Cajamarca Region, Peru. A structured survey was applied to 1231 producers (401 from Cajamarca, 360 from San Marcos and 470 from Cajabamba). The predominant production system is family-commercial (67% of producers). The Peru breed is preferred by producers, rearing the animals in pools. Most of the producers have less than 49 guinea pigs in a 0.5 to 5 ha land area. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) being the forage most used in the feeding of guinea pigs. More than 80% of producers do not receive technical assistance and more than 87% are not part of a breeder association. In the sanitary characterization, 1 to 5 guinea pigs die per week and per producer, especially in the lactating class. The most reported disease is salmonellosis, which is identified by alterations in the liver.