Partial and total substitution of fresh alfalfa for hay in the feeding of growing and fattening guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus): an alternative for the dry season

During haymaking, fodder loses, among other things, vitamin C, to the extent that it is lacking in the daily diet of the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). It is known that this vitamin is essential for guinea pigs because the guinea pig body does not synthesize vitamin C due to a lack of the enzyme L-gu...

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Main Authors: Felipe Escobar-Ramírez, Teodoro Espinoza-Ochoa, Rene Antonio Hinojosa-Benavides, Ruggerths Nilo De la Cruz-Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Selva Andina Research Society 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of the Selva Andina Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2311-25812023000100016&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es
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