PAVOS BIG6 ALIMENTADOS CON BALANCEADO UTEQ + NABO EN FASE ENGORDE PARA MEJORAR LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS ORGANOLÉPTICAS DE LA CARNE

Abstract

Turkey breeding is an important economic and nutritional support for rural and suburban populations, as well as a livestock genetic resource for poultry farms, the economic interest of the current exploitation of turkeys is based on its enormous meat yield, its low production cost, This research was carried out on the premises of the "La María" Experimental Farm, which belongs to the Quevedo State Technical University (UTEQ), located at km 7 ½ of the Quevedo-El Empalme road, Cantón Mocache.  An experimental trial was carried out to determine the productive behavior of American BIG-6 turkeys (feed consumption: CA; weight gain: GP; feed conversion: CAL and carcass yield: RC), fed a balanced diet and supplemented with turnip (Brassica rapa L.), as well as the organoleptic characteristics and profitability. The treatments evaluated were: T1 (control). T2 (balanced + 10,0% turnip) and T3 (balanced + 15,0% turnip). A completely randomized design (CRD) with five replications was applied. The experimental unit consisted of four turkeys. Tukey's test (P≤0.05) was used to determine the differences between means and the Benefit-Cost Ratio was used for the economic analysis. The statistical package S.A.S. was used for data analysis.