Vitamin C deficiency as a cause of mortality and morbidity in intensive breeding guinea pigs and their treatment

The problem of morbidity and mortality of guinea pigs in a farm in the province of Trujillo, La Libertad region, is described. Due to vitamin C levels, blood and lesions, a deficiency of vitamin C was diagnosed and therefore alfalfa ad libitum was supplemented during 21 days in four animals on days...

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Autores: Olazábal L., Juan, Camargo H., Rosina, García L., Madeline, Morales-Cauti, Siever
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/17147
Acesso em linha:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/17147
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:guinea pig
vitamic C
deficiency
treatment
cuyes
vitamina C
deficiencia
tratamiento
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Resumo:The problem of morbidity and mortality of guinea pigs in a farm in the province of Trujillo, La Libertad region, is described. Due to vitamin C levels, blood and lesions, a deficiency of vitamin C was diagnosed and therefore alfalfa ad libitum was supplemented during 21 days in four animals on days 0, 1, 7, 14 and 21 of the supplementations. The increase in blood ascorbic acid levels was observed from the first day of the supplementation and its normalization at the end of the evaluation period. Moreover, the complete recovery of body condition in the evaluated animals.