Establecimiento de un plan nutricional en las especies rata doméstica (Rattus norvegicus), ratón blanco (Mus musculus), manejadas en el bioterio del Hogar de Paso Corponor, en el municipio del Zulia, Norte de Santander.

Abstract

During 16 weeks, the investigative practices were carried out in the Hogar de Paso located in Las Piedras, Zulia municipality, which is a place that receives the species for rehabilitation. In this place there is a vivarium that in the first weeks of the internship a diagnosis was made according to the management of the species, their habitat, the conditions in which these animals were. Currently in the animal house at Hogar de Paso it was possible to analyze a nutritional quality that did not meet all the parameters such as the percentage of protein and fat, these deficits can be analyzed and a new nutritional balance established by knowing the quantity of dry matter by observing the amount of carbohydrates they were consuming and the percentage of protein that the food had and what they lack, as well as the level of fat that must be supplemented with oil for compliance. Having made the diagnosis, a structure design of a vivarium was proposed where important objects such as drinkers, feeders and a plate were taken into account so that the animals can make their bed, in addition to managing easy access to the Elimination of desires caused by them. Finally, a supplementation of a raw material was proposed, which is recommended to be offered cooked because these animals do not consume raw food, then dried and finally ground so that a kind of flour is observed that will be supplied in small portions in order to meet the protein requirement that is necessary for the good physiological functioning of rats and mice.