Effect of age on carcass weight, carcass yield and muscle mass in growing and fattening guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Effect of age on carcass weight, carcass yield and muscle mass in growing and fattening guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of age on the level of dry matter intake (DMI) and weight gain (WG) per unit weight, carcass weight and yield (WS and YC) and muscle mass (PMM, RMM) in guinea pigs. We worked with 80 guinea pigs that were slaughtered at 63, 77, 91 and 105 days of a...

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Main Authors: Felipe Escobar-Ramírez, Jaime Antonio Ruíz-Béjar, Rene Antonio Hinojosa-Benavides, Ruggerths Nilo De la Cruz-Marcos, David Ruíz-Vílchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Selva Andina Research Society 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of the Selva Andina Animal Science
Subjects:
cavia porcellus; consumption and weight gain per unit weight; carcass yield; muscle mass yield
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2311-25812023000100039&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es
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