Evaluación de la inclusión de un suplemento orgánico proteico a base de suero de leche en la alimentación de pollos camperos de 15 días de edad
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2022
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PUCE - Ibarra
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La producción avícola constituye una de las actividades económicas de mayor relevancia a nivel mundial, sin embargo, los elevados costos de producción derivados de la alimentación de las aves son un gran condicionante para dicha actividad, y, la realidad del Ecuador es la misma, principalmente en la crianza de pollos camperos, debido a causas como las reducidas alternativas de suplementos alimenticios sumado al escaso conocimiento por parte de productores acerca de alternativas proteicas procedentes de la industria láctea. De esta manera, una solución ante dicha problemática es la utilización de lactosuero como fuente proteica orgánica que gracias a su elevado contenido nutricional permite la obtención de mejores índices productivos. El principal objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar el efecto de la inclusión de un suplemento orgánico proteico a base de suero de leche en la alimentación de pollos camperos de 15 días de edad. El sitio experimental para el estudio fue la Finca “Rancho Fátima”, ubicada en el cantón Bolívar, en la provincia del Carchi. Para la ejecución del experimento se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar (DCA), distribuido en 4 tratamientos y 3 repeticiones, teniendo un total de 12 unidades experimentales cada una con 6 aves, y, se consideró como factor de estudio el suero de leche suministrado en dosis de 15 %, 30% y 45 % en el agua de bebida conforme a los requerimientos de los animales. El aprovechamiento del suero lácteo permitió la obtención de excelentes parámetros zootécnicos principalmente en cuanto a ganancia diaria de peso , donde se alcanzaron valores de 51.75 gramos correspondientes al tratamiento T3 con 45 % de adición de este suplemento, de modo que los resultados obtenidos permiten aseverar que este subproducto es una muy buena alternativa alimenticia para pollos camperos ya que además de mejorar índices de producción, contribuye a la economía del productor durante el ciclo productivo de las aves, favoreciendo al desarrollo sostenible de la avicultura campera.
Poultry production is one of the most relevant economic activities worldwide, however, the high production costs derived from feeding birds are a great conditioning factor for said activity, and the reality of Ecuador is the same, mainly in the raising of free-range chickens, due to causes such as the reduced alternatives of food supplements added to the scarce knowledge on the part of producers about protein alternatives from the dairy industry. In this way, a solution to this problem is the use of whey as an organic protein source that, thanks to its high nutritional content, allows obtaining better production rates. The main objective of the research was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of an organic protein supplement based on whey in the feeding of 15-day-old free-range chickens. The experimental site for the study was the Rancho Fátima farm, located in the Bolívar canton, in the province of Carchi. For the execution of the experiment, a completely randomized design (DCA) was used, distributed in 4 treatments and 3 repetitions, having a total of 12 experimental units each with 6 birds, and the supplied whey was considered as a study factor in doses of 15%, 30% and 45% in the drinking water according to the requirements of the animals. The use of whey allowed obtaining excellent zootechnical parameters, mainly in terms of daily weight gain, where values of 51.75 grams were reached corresponding to the T3 treatment with 45% addition of this supplement, so that the results obtained allow us to assert that This by-product is a very good food alternative for free-range chickens since, in addition to improving production rates, it contributes to the economy of the producer during the productive cycle of the birds, favoring the sustainable development of free-range poultry.
Poultry production is one of the most relevant economic activities worldwide, however, the high production costs derived from feeding birds are a great conditioning factor for said activity, and the reality of Ecuador is the same, mainly in the raising of free-range chickens, due to causes such as the reduced alternatives of food supplements added to the scarce knowledge on the part of producers about protein alternatives from the dairy industry. In this way, a solution to this problem is the use of whey as an organic protein source that, thanks to its high nutritional content, allows obtaining better production rates. The main objective of the research was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of an organic protein supplement based on whey in the feeding of 15-day-old free-range chickens. The experimental site for the study was the Rancho Fátima farm, located in the Bolívar canton, in the province of Carchi. For the execution of the experiment, a completely randomized design (DCA) was used, distributed in 4 treatments and 3 repetitions, having a total of 12 experimental units each with 6 birds, and the supplied whey was considered as a study factor in doses of 15%, 30% and 45% in the drinking water according to the requirements of the animals. The use of whey allowed obtaining excellent zootechnical parameters, mainly in terms of daily weight gain, where values of 51.75 grams were reached corresponding to the T3 treatment with 45% addition of this supplement, so that the results obtained allow us to assert that This by-product is a very good food alternative for free-range chickens since, in addition to improving production rates, it contributes to the economy of the producer during the productive cycle of the birds, favoring the sustainable development of free-range poultry.
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Pollo campero, Suplementos alimenticios, Suero de leche, Ganancia de peso, Índices de producción