Food security in the 2030 agenda. A perspective on production parameters in guinea pig rearing

Caballa L.R.R.; Quintanilla M.D.A.; Girón M.J.B.; Espinoza O.T. · Revista Venezolana de Gerencia (2023) · DOI: 10.52080/rvgluz.28.e9.42

Resumen

The 2030 agenda of the united nations establishes in its goal 2: zero hunger by achieving food security, promoting the improvement of production processes. In this context, guinea pig farming qualifies as an economically profitable, environmentally viable and socially acceptable livestock activity, given the quality and demand for its meat. The objective of the research was to analyse the production parameters of guinea pig rearing. The study is a qualitative-quantitative, experimental and compensatory growth technique with a sample of 144 guinea pigs weaned at different ages (14, 21 and 28 days) with variables: weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion and carcass yield at different ages of guinea pigs in the Ayacucho region, Peru. The results indicate that the production of the guinea pig is viable, finding in the experiment that the male guinea pigs acquired greater weight and better feed conversion compared to the female guinea pigs, with carcass yields similar in 75% for both sexes. These indicators allow the development of improvements in the production and marketing of guinea pigs in order to establish the value chain. It is concluded that the parameters studied are favourable for sustainable guinea pig production and influential for strategic food security decisions.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga