Evaluación de bioquímica sérica y ganancia de peso en llamas (lama glama) con tres diferentes tipos de dietas en la parroquia Calpi, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The study is focused on determining the effect of three different diets in Llamas (Lama glama) evaluating the difference in serum biochemistry and weight gain in Calpi, Chimborazo. Three groups of Llamas differentiated by two three diets were determined, diet A composed of 75 % alfalfa and 25 % barley, diet B, 50 % alfalfa and 50 % barley and control group 100% alfalfa. Blood analysis was carried out to measure the metabolic state of the animals. Samples were taken from two animals randomly chosen from each group, the biochemical parameters evaluated were urea, albumin, cholesterol, total proteins and globulin. For 56 days they were monitored weekly to record their weights and the data obtained were analyzed using statistical tools such as the SPSS program where the mean, standard deviation and ANDEVA were considered, which helped to identify significant differences between the experimental groups. The results showed that diets with higher protein content and energy balance such as diet A favored a superior nutritional status reflecting elevated albumin levels indicating adequate hepatic protein synthesis and optimal weight gain. This nutritional approach provides valuable information that can improve the production, management, nutrition and sustainability of Llamas, promoting future studies on camelid nutrition in the Andean zones.