TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitamin C deficiency as a cause of mortality and morbidity in intensive breeding Guinea pigs and their treatment
AU - Juan Olazábal, L.
AU - Rosina Camargo, H.
AU - Madeline García, L.
AU - Morales-Cauti, Siever
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - © 2020 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All rights reserved. The problem of morbidity and mortality of Guinea pigs in a farm in the province of Trujillo, La Libertad region, is described. Due to Vitamin C levels, blood and lesions, a deficiency of Vitamin C was diagnosed and therefore alfalfa ad libitum was supplemented during 21 days in four animals on days 0, 1, 7, 14 and 21 of the supplementations. The increase in blood ascorbic acid levels was observed from the first day of the supplementation and its normalization at the end of the evaluation period. Moreover, the complete recovery of body condition in the evaluated animals.
AB - © 2020 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. All rights reserved. The problem of morbidity and mortality of Guinea pigs in a farm in the province of Trujillo, La Libertad region, is described. Due to Vitamin C levels, blood and lesions, a deficiency of Vitamin C was diagnosed and therefore alfalfa ad libitum was supplemented during 21 days in four animals on days 0, 1, 7, 14 and 21 of the supplementations. The increase in blood ascorbic acid levels was observed from the first day of the supplementation and its normalization at the end of the evaluation period. Moreover, the complete recovery of body condition in the evaluated animals.
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U2 - 10.15381/rivep.v30i4.17147
DO - 10.15381/rivep.v30i4.17147
M3 - Article
SN - 1682-3419
SP - 1718
EP - 1723
JO - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
JF - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ER -