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The guinea pig is a rodent native to the Andes
of South America and Native in the Andean Region.
It is small, very docile and easy to handle.
It is a pet that has excellent quality meat protein.
The breeding of this animal is widespread in
our country, under family breeding system, developed based on the use of fodder,
grass and kitchen waste and harvesting.
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Reproduction.
The female reaches
sexual maturity at an early age (35 days), however, is not convenient time to
reproduction or mating; it is still growing and cannot meet its development
needs, or lactating. The recommended age
for mating for both female and males, it is from 3 to 3.5 months.
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The sex ratio during mating must be 8-10 female per 1
male.
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In childbirth a female can produce from 1 to 4 off springs,
being birth frequency deliveries 2-4 pups. Occasionally births produce 5-6
pups, and when this happens 1 or 2 of them die.
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Gestation lasts about 65 days.
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The most favorable age of weaning is 21 days.
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The rate or speed of growth of the cuy is expressed in weight gain. The weight ratio is the
offspring directly with the size or number of litters. 1 litter of 2
individuals can reach up to 120 grams in weight each, while in litters of 6
individuals, their weights can only get between 50-80 grams.
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The guinea pig is
an herbivorous animal that transforms fodder into flesh, but keep in mind that
any change of one forage to another should be gradual, otherwise gases occur by
alterations in the intestinal flora, diarrhea, colic, abortions and deaths.
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