Effect of supplementation silage ("Festuca dolichophylla, Avena sativa and Vicia sativa") on weight gain and mortality in adult alpacas ("Vicugna pacos")

  • R. Paucar Chanca Laboratorio de Mejoramiento Genético – Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica
  • H. Aquino Quispe Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo
  • J. L. Contreras Paco Laboratorio de Nutrición Animal y Evaluación de Alimentos – Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica
  • L. Eliana Caso Huamani Laboratorio de Mejoramiento Genético – Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica
  • L.A. Ruiz Departamento de Producción Agraria. Universidad Pública de Navarra. Campus de Arrosadía 31006. Pamplona. España
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCCV.2016.v10.n1.52502
Keywords: alpaca, silage, weight gain and mortality

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of supplementation with silage (Festuca dolichophylla, Avena sativa and Vicia sativa) on weight gain and mortality in adult alpacas, during the months of dry season (June to August) in Huancavelica region. 300 female alpacas 3 and 4 years of age (physiological state: pregnant) were used, which were assigned to the following treatments: SP, grazing only PSE15, grazing plus supplementation of 1.5 kg of silage. Alpacas were supplemented once daily. In each alpaca they were recorded live weight at the beginning and end of the experiment. The weight gain was -0.02 y 2.05 kg for SP and PSE15 respectively (p <0.001) treatments. Mortality was 5.3% and 2.7% for SP and PSE15 respectively (p=0.073) treatments. It can be concluded under the conditions of this trial silage supplementation has effect on weight gain and maybe also on mortality in alpacas.

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Published
2016-05-06
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Paucar Chanca R., Aquino Quispe H., Contreras Paco J. L., Eliana Caso Huamani L. y Ruiz L. (2016). Effect of supplementation silage ("Festuca dolichophylla, Avena sativa and Vicia sativa") on weight gain and mortality in adult alpacas ("Vicugna pacos"). Revista Complutense de Ciencias Veterinarias, 10(1), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCCV.2016.v10.n1.52502
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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016)
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