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    Evaluación del tomillo y orégano (Thymus vulgaris, Origanum vulgare) como promotores de crecimiento en cuyes de la unidad de especies menores de la ESPOCH
    (Ecuador: Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Herrera Ocaña, Héctor Ramiro; Chicaiza Sànchez, Luis Alonso
    The research was carried out in the minor species unit of the ESPOCH, 2 inputs (oorégano and thyme) were evaluated as growth promoters for the preparation of balanced food with 3 treatments (5, 10 and 15% oorégano and thyme flour), to be compared with a control, 5 repetitions were carried out with an experimental unit size of 2, that is, 80 male guinea pigs. The experimental units were modeled applying a Completely Random Design, in a bifactor arrangement. The results indicate that the best feed conversion in the fattening growth stage was when adding 15% thyme, with averages of 3.25; That is, to achieve greater efficiency, 15% oorégano will be used. In general terms, for growing guinea pigs, an efficient feed conversion range from 2:1 to 3:1 is considered. When making balanced food with 15% thyme, it can be seen that its bromatological composition improves since dry matter (9.0%), moisture (91.0%), protein (13.78), fat (4.6%) and ash (4.8%); meet the NRC requirements, in the organoleptic evaluation the best quality is seen in the meat of the guinea pigs fed with 15% oorégano since the tasters demonstrate their acceptability by rating them as I like them, the highest cost benefit with added balanced food 15% oorégano with 1.19; That is to say, for every dollar invested a return of 19 cents is expected, a profit of 19% which is encouraging because we are fed with natural growth promoters that do not affect the health of the guinea pig.