Prevalencia de malformaciones en lechones en la Granja “Agrícola y Ganadera Ovia” de la Parroquia Chongón durante la fase neonatal.

Abstract

The objective of the following work was to determine the prevalence of malformations in piglets at the "Agrícola y Ganadera Ovia" farm in the Chongón parish during the neonatal phase. The present research project has a quantitative and non-experimental approach; it is descriptive and explanatory in scope and was carried out at the Ovia commercial farm located at km 24 of the rural parish of Chongón in the Guayaquil canton. The study variables were recorded from birth to eight days of life. With three weeks and three days of observation and 445 piglets born observed, the prevalence of malformations constituted 9.66 % (43 malformations), while the annual prevalence in the farm would be 4.86 % (446.50 malformations), so it is recommended to change the mothers that have more than 6 births and the fathers that are more than two years old to prevent age from being a factor that affects malformations.