Perfil metabólico básico de cobayos machos “Cavia porcellus” en tres sistemas de crianza

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to analyze serum values of Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Total Proteins, Albumin, Globulin and Glucose in the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) by dry chemistry. They were used 90 male guinea pigs, ages between 50 to 60 days of an improved line, with weights between 800 to 900 gr of live weight were used; they were distributed in 3 groups: family, family-commercial and commercial, in two parishes of located in Cuenca, Azuay province; for both parishes Baños and Ricaurte, 45 male guinea pigs were sampled in each of them, which were divided into 15 samples per production system. The sample was taken using venipuncture technique, after that procedure, samples were processed at the Clinical Laboratory of the Agricultural Sciences Faculty. Were used descriptive statistical instruments were applied like; analysis of variance, significance test, also correlation and linear regression. In conclusion, the general reference values for guinea pigs in the three production systems were: Calcium 8.7 ± 1.15; Phosphorus 5.8 ± 1.21; Magnesium 3.4 ± 0.44; Glucose 121.9 ± 26.46; Total Proteins 5.3 ± 0.71; Albumin 2.2 ± 0.19; Globulins 3.1 ± 0.6. Observing an influence of the production system on Magnesium, Glucose, Total Proteins and Globulin; especially the Commercial System, presenting a significant correlation with respect to the aforementioned analytes, due to the composition of the commercial diet. Glucose is one of the most representative values, presenting a 33% relationship with the production system. Data obtained in this research remains as a precedent for future research with the purpose to establish referential data that will serve for the possible clinical diagnostic of illness in this species.