Suplementación de heno y zanahoria como sustituto parcial de concentrado comercial en la ceba de conejos (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) en el municipio de Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.

Abstract

When evaluating the effect of the partial substitution of commercial concentrate with carrots (Daucus carota ssp sativus) and star grass hay (Cynodon nlemfuensis) on the productive zootechnical parameters in a rabbit farm, the study was carried out using (n = 14) rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), with homogeneous characteristics, in the fattening stage in the municipality of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, the animals were divided into 2 groups, the first experimental group (n = 7 ) and a control group (n = 7), the experimental diet was formulated, the percentage composition of which resulted in a maximum 30% substitution of commercial concentrate, distributed in 10% carrot and 20% hay. The productive data were statistically analyzed with a completely random analysis, statistical differences are evident (P <0.05). For the research phases, the experimental animals showed an average weight gain of 876,43 ± 180,8 g / animal with a standard deviation of 20.8% and the control animals an average weight of 812,14 ± 139,6 g / animal with a deviation of 17.1%. In the feed conversion variable, differences in average data of 2,45 ± 0,48 kg / animal are determined for the experimental group with the control group reporting data of 2,52 ± 0,44 kg / animal. Regarding the economic conversion rate, the experimental group obtained better profitable numerical standards 3668,91 ± 726,8 using easily accessible and cheap unconventional raw materials compared to the control that was based only on commercial concentrate 3778,15 ± 663,4.