Use of pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi Krapov & WC Greg) meal in Guinea pig feeding (Cavia porcellus L)

M. Alejandrina Sotelo, M. Carlos Contreras, M. Edgar Norabuena, C. Gladys Carrión, Q. Victoria Reátegui, Roxana Castañeda

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Abstract

© 2018 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All Rights Reserved. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of pinto peanut Arachis pintoi in Guinea pigs in the growing stage. The experiment lasted for 49 days and included 64 weaned male Guinea pigs, arranged in a completely randomized block design with four treatments (0, 5, 10, 15% levels of A. pintoi meal), with four repetitions and four Guinea pigs per repetition The results indicate that there was no significant difference between A. pintoi levels for body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, carcass yield and economic retribution.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1249-1258
Number of pages10
JournalRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

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