Use of molasses or soybean oil with two levels of vitamin C in diets for of Cavia porcellus

Abstract

Special pet feeds are necessary to increase animal welfare and maintain Good health. The objective of this investigation was to know the effect of molasses or soybean oil as an energy source with two levels of vitamin C evaluated in maintenance diets. 24 females randomly distributed in four treatments with six repetitions each were used, they received a diet with 3.0 Kcal of digestible energy with soybean or molasses oil and 100 or 300 mg of ascorbic acid per kg of food. Weight gain (GP), food consumption (CA), capillary permanence, anagen and mortality for 28 days were evaluated. The data obtained was analyzed with a completely randomized design with a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement. We did not observe an interaction but there was an effect on food consumption when using molasses with 100 mg of Vitamin C in the first week, there was no effect of the treatments on the capillary permanence or mortality. Adding soybean or molasses oil as a concentrated source of energy combined with 100 or 300 mg of vitamin C per kg of food does not affect body weight, mortality and hair permanence, but it modifies food consumption at the ginea pig.

http://dx.doi.org/10.21929/abavet2021.4                  

e2020-61