Base population establishment for the generation of a local line and strengthening of reproductive biotechnological process in Creole cuyes

The present research will be executed in the Irquis farm of the University of Cuenca, located in the Victoria Portete Parish, Canton Cuenca, Azuay province. The conservation of zoogenetic resources worldwide have been observed very carefully due to the constant erosion of the genetic material of local species because of the indiscriminate introduction of improved or selected species that are not adapted to the environment which makes them very vulnerable to environmental aspects such as sanitary. Creole animals are invaluable since, although economically they are not profitable, but it is they who keep genetic diversity. Among these are the guinea pigs, animals of importance for the food security of the Andean population and with large projections worldwide as a source of animal protein. Therefore, the generation of Creole animals nuclei that allow rational crossings with a view to generating lines that improve their productive behavior without losing their basic characteristics of rusticity and disease resistance is essential for the region characterized by the production and high consumption of guinea pigs. A base population will be generated for processes of creation of a local line of guinea pigs and complementing with application studies of reproductive biotechnology that increase knowledge on the subject. Models will be applied to the unicarcter analysis of influenced by fixed, random and nested effects. The levels of growth and reproductive variables will be determined, as well as the order of merit of animals.

16th UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMPETITION