Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>)
The objective of this work was to ascertain the nutritive value of six concentrate feedstuffs commonly used in guinea pig feed manufacturing through the substitution method. Six test diets were obtained by replacing the corresponding basal mixture with 40% corn, 50% barley, 45% wheat bran, 35% soybe...
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| description | The objective of this work was to ascertain the nutritive value of six concentrate feedstuffs commonly used in guinea pig feed manufacturing through the substitution method. Six test diets were obtained by replacing the corresponding basal mixture with 40% corn, 50% barley, 45% wheat bran, 35% soybean meal, 30% pigeon pea, or 30% Leucaena leaf meal. Sixty-three guinea pigs were randomly assigned to one of the nine experimental diets (three basal diets and six test diets, with seven animals per diet). The animals were housed in individual cages and provided with feed and water ad libitum. Following a ten-day adaptation period, the feed intake and faeces excretion were monitored for a further five days. The digestible energy content, expressed as kcal/kg dry matter (±standard error), was 3857 ± 83 for corn, 3454 ± 68 for barley, 2911 ± 110 for wheat bran, 3855 ± 81 for soybean meal, 3105 ± 79 for pigeon pea, and 2972 ± 72 for Leucaena leaf meal. The apparent total tract digestibility of crude protein, expressed as % (±standard error) was 73.8 ± 4.9 for corn, 69.5 ± 4.6 for barley, 76.4 ± 3.6 for wheat bran, 88.4 ± 1.0 for soybean meal, 62.1 ± 1.9 for pigeon pea, and 68.0 ± 1.8 for Leucaena leaf meal. Further research is required to increase knowledge about these and other feedstuffs for guinea pigs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6f404264182419e8f8520fe8f55eb062024-11-08T14:32:43ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-11-011421314210.3390/ani14213142Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>)Gilbert Alagón0Gardenia Tupayachi1Wagner Villacorta2Carla Taco3Moises Jancco4Eloy Zuniga5María del Carmen López-Luján6Luis Ródenas7Vicente Javier Moya8Eugenio Martínez-Paredes9Enrique Blas10Juan José Pascual11Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruFacultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruFacultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruFacultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruFacultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruFacultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de la Cultura 733, Ap. Postal 921, Cusco 08000, PeruInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 València, SpainThe objective of this work was to ascertain the nutritive value of six concentrate feedstuffs commonly used in guinea pig feed manufacturing through the substitution method. Six test diets were obtained by replacing the corresponding basal mixture with 40% corn, 50% barley, 45% wheat bran, 35% soybean meal, 30% pigeon pea, or 30% Leucaena leaf meal. Sixty-three guinea pigs were randomly assigned to one of the nine experimental diets (three basal diets and six test diets, with seven animals per diet). The animals were housed in individual cages and provided with feed and water ad libitum. Following a ten-day adaptation period, the feed intake and faeces excretion were monitored for a further five days. The digestible energy content, expressed as kcal/kg dry matter (±standard error), was 3857 ± 83 for corn, 3454 ± 68 for barley, 2911 ± 110 for wheat bran, 3855 ± 81 for soybean meal, 3105 ± 79 for pigeon pea, and 2972 ± 72 for Leucaena leaf meal. The apparent total tract digestibility of crude protein, expressed as % (±standard error) was 73.8 ± 4.9 for corn, 69.5 ± 4.6 for barley, 76.4 ± 3.6 for wheat bran, 88.4 ± 1.0 for soybean meal, 62.1 ± 1.9 for pigeon pea, and 68.0 ± 1.8 for Leucaena leaf meal. Further research is required to increase knowledge about these and other feedstuffs for guinea pigs.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/21/3142guinea pignutritive valuecornbarleywheat bransoybean meal |
| spellingShingle | Gilbert Alagón Gardenia Tupayachi Wagner Villacorta Carla Taco Moises Jancco Eloy Zuniga María del Carmen López-Luján Luis Ródenas Vicente Javier Moya Eugenio Martínez-Paredes Enrique Blas Juan José Pascual Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) Animals guinea pig nutritive value corn barley wheat bran soybean meal |
| title | Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) |
| title_full | Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) |
| title_short | Nutritive Value of Some Concentrate Feedstuffs for Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) |
| title_sort | nutritive value of some concentrate feedstuffs for guinea pigs i cavia porcellus i |
| topic | guinea pig nutritive value corn barley wheat bran soybean meal |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/21/3142 |
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