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    Evaluación de 3 niveles de apio (apium graveolens) al 10%, 20% y 30% en el agua de bebida como suplemento alimenticio en la crianza de los pollos broiler en la parroquia Eloy Alfaro.
    (Ecuador: Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC)., 2024-08) Lagla Chuquitarco, Evelyn Sofia; Quishpe Mendoza, Xavier Cristóbal
    This research was conducted at an altitude of 2,812 meters above sea level, with an average temperature of 18°C, in the San Juan neighborhood of Eloy Alfaro parish, Latacunga canton, Cotopaxi Province. The aim was to evaluate three levels of celery (Apium graveolens) at 10%, 20%, and 30% in drinking water as a dietary supplement for broiler chickens. The study involved 100 broiler chickens during the growth and fattening stages, which were assigned to four treatments: T0 (Base diet and drinking water – control treatment); T1 (Base diet + 10 ml/L of celery extract); T2 (Base diet + 20 ml/L of celery extract); and T3 (Base diet + 30 ml/L of celery extract) for 7 weeks. The research employed a deductive and experimental method, and a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used for statistical analysis through InfoStat's Duncan test with Alpha = 0.05 as a significant difference. Data collection for the analyzed variables was performed every 7 days. The comparative statistical analysis results showed that the live weight of the chickens in T0 was higher in the T1, T2, and T3 treatments in week 7, with 2,829.12g. In week 3, the feed and water intake in T1 and T2 showed similar values of 1.05, respectively, while T0 and T4 obtained values of 10.3, respectively. In the weight gain analysis, treatments T1, T2, and T3 showed similar results starting from week 3, with values of 654.22 and 651.72 compared to the control group with values of 855.3 in the treatments. The cost/benefit analysis demonstrated that the control treatment is the most profitable, with a net benefit of 0.33 USD.