Growth of Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with feed for rabbits and supplementation of vitamin C
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| author | Francisco Trejo-Sánchez |
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| contents | Growth of Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with feed for rabbits and supplementation of vitamin C Francisco Trejo-Sánchez Germán Mendoza-Martínez Fernando Plata-Pérez José Martínez-García Oscar A Villarreal-Espino-Barros Veterinaria growth feeding feed intake Digestibility Objetive. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the feed intake, digestibility and growth of pigs fed with two feeds (A and K) specially formulated for this species and a commercial feed for growing rabbits with supplementation of vitamin C (RF+VC). Materials and methods. Eighteen Guinea pigs of 248±38 g initial body weight were distributed in a completely randomized design with factorial arrangement 3×2 (dietary treatments and sex). Feed and neutral detergent fiber intake, weight gain, feed/gain, and morphometric variables were measured individually for 30 days. Dry matter and neutral detergent fiber digestibility were measured during the last seven days of the experiment. Results. There were no differences on feed intake (p=0.88); however, the dry matter digestibility was higher (p<0.01) in feeds formulated for Guinea pigs (A and K) and lower in the rabbit feed plus vitamin C. The intake and digestibility of NDF were higher in the RF+VC and lower in feeds for Guinea pigs (p< 0.01). The average daily gain was similar among the treatments (p>0.05). There were no differences (p>0.01) in the morphometric variables among dietary treatments, but there were sex differences as the males were bigger than the females (p<0.01). Conclusions. The results indicate that Guinea pigs can be fed with rabbit feed supplemented with vitamin C. 2019 artículo científico 0122-0268 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69360322002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/69360322002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/movil https://doi.org/10.21897/rmvz.1384 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=693 Revista MVZ Córdoba application/pdf Universidad de Córdoba Revista MVZ Córdoba (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.24 |
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| spellingShingle | Growth of Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with feed for rabbits and supplementation of vitamin C Francisco Trejo-Sánchez Veterinaria growth feeding feed intake Digestibility Growth of Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with feed for rabbits and supplementation of vitamin C Francisco Trejo-Sánchez Germán Mendoza-Martínez Fernando Plata-Pérez José Martínez-García Oscar A Villarreal-Espino-Barros Veterinaria growth feeding feed intake Digestibility Objetive. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the feed intake, digestibility and growth of pigs fed with two feeds (A and K) specially formulated for this species and a commercial feed for growing rabbits with supplementation of vitamin C (RF+VC). Materials and methods. Eighteen Guinea pigs of 248±38 g initial body weight were distributed in a completely randomized design with factorial arrangement 3×2 (dietary treatments and sex). Feed and neutral detergent fiber intake, weight gain, feed/gain, and morphometric variables were measured individually for 30 days. Dry matter and neutral detergent fiber digestibility were measured during the last seven days of the experiment. Results. There were no differences on feed intake (p=0.88); however, the dry matter digestibility was higher (p<0.01) in feeds formulated for Guinea pigs (A and K) and lower in the rabbit feed plus vitamin C. The intake and digestibility of NDF were higher in the RF+VC and lower in feeds for Guinea pigs (p< 0.01). The average daily gain was similar among the treatments (p>0.05). There were no differences (p>0.01) in the morphometric variables among dietary treatments, but there were sex differences as the males were bigger than the females (p<0.01). Conclusions. The results indicate that Guinea pigs can be fed with rabbit feed supplemented with vitamin C. 2019 artículo científico 0122-0268 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69360322002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/69360322002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/movil https://doi.org/10.21897/rmvz.1384 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=693 Revista MVZ Córdoba application/pdf Universidad de Córdoba Revista MVZ Córdoba (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.24 |
| title | Growth of Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) with feed for rabbits and supplementation of vitamin C |
| topic | Veterinaria growth feeding feed intake Digestibility |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69360322002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/69360322002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/693/69360322002/movil https://doi.org/10.21897/rmvz.1384 |