"Niveles de inclusión de harina de tithonia diversifolia en el engorde de Oretolugus cuniculus sexados".
The research was carried out at the Experimental Campus "La María" of the Quevedo State Technical University (UTEQ), located at km. 7½ of the Quevedo-El Empalme road, Mocache Canton, Los Ríos Province, whose geographical location is 1° 3'18 ” south latitude and 79° 25 '24' &...
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| Format: | bachelorThesis |
| Language: | spa |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://repositorio.uteq.edu.ec/handle/43000/5292 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | The research was carried out at the Experimental Campus "La María" of the Quevedo State Technical University (UTEQ), located at km. 7½ of the Quevedo-El Empalme road, Mocache Canton, Los Ríos Province, whose geographical location is 1° 3'18 ” south latitude and 79° 25 '24' 'west longitude, at a height of 77.60 masl , with a duration of 42 days. The objectives being: To determine the productive behavior of sexed rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), fed with different levels of inclusion (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%) of buttercup (Thitonia diversifolia) in the diet and establish the profitability of the treatments. A factorial arrangement 2 (sex) x 5 (inclusion levels) was applied, within a Completely randomized Block Design (DBCA), with four repetitions, the initial weight of the experimental units (UE) was blocked. Tukey's test (P≤0.05) was used to determine the statistical differences. Forty rabbits (20 males and 20 females) 35 days old, with an average weight of 642.00±55.69 g, were used. The final weight (g), feed consumption (g), weight gain (g), feed conversion index, carcass weight (g), carcass yield (%) and profitability (%) were evaluated. Male rabbits achieved the highest (P˂0.05) weight gain (25.48 g animal -1 -1 day ) and feed conversion index (4.33). However, the sexual condition did not affect the behavior of the rest of the evaluated productive variables. Inclusion levels did not influence (P˃0.05) on final weight, weight gain and feed conversion index. However, with 10% inclusion, the highest (P˂0.05) carcass weight (907.63 g), carcass yield (54.36%) and the most efficient feed conversion index (4.11) were recorded. The highest profitability is obtained by fattening male and female rabbits with 10 and 20% - 10 and 40% inclusion of buttercup in the diet (56.64 and 46.14 - 45.44 and 46.37 %, respectively). The results achieved allow us to suggest the inclusion of pro button flour in diets for fattening rabbits on the Ecuadorian coast. Key words: nutrition, feeding, forages, bushes, diets. |
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