Evaluación de diferentes concentraciones de harina de banano en el crecimiento y ceba de corderos mestizos mantenidos en pastoreo

Abstract

Abstract:The project was carried out in the farm of the "Chuquirima Ramos" family, Calvas canton (Loja province), the purpose was to evaluate the administration of a banana flour-based feed ration that affects the growth and fattening of mestizo male sheep. This required 21 experimental units that were divided into three groups of 7 lambs, which were given different amounts of rations (treatments) for 90 days. In the variables studied, it was shown that the group that showed the best results was treatment 3 (T3), which was given 500 grams of the experimental ration and obtained a weight gain of 13.7 kg, which means that each lamb required the consumption of 7.24 kg of dry matter to gain 1 kg of weight during the time evaluated. Regarding the economic indicators, treatment 2 is the one that showed the best economic benefits, as evidenced by the benefit-cost ratio of 1.52, which indicates that for every dollar invested in this project, a gain of $0.52 cents was obtained. This shows the feasibility of the project.