CICYTTP 12500
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y DE TRANSFERENCIA TECNOLOGICA A LA PRODUCCION
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Food conversion rate (FCR) in Caiman latirostris, resulted more efficient at higher temperatures.
Autor/es:
PARACHÚ MARCÓ M.V.; PIÑA, C.I.; LARRIERA A.
Revista:
INTERCIENCIA
Editorial:
Asociación Interciencia
Referencias:
Lugar: Venezuela; Año: 2009 vol. 34 p. 428 - 431
ISSN:
0378-1844
Resumen:
We investigated the effects of temperature on the growth of Caiman latirostris to evaluate an economical method to grow captive animals. The objective was to evaluate the efficiency of food conversion of C. latirostris at 29°C and 33°C. Sixty-eight captive bred animals, two months old, taken from four nests were used for this study. All groups were maintained in similar environmental treatments except for temperature. Animals maintained at 33°C obtained greater body mass and total length than those maintained at 29°C. A more efficient nutritional conversion rate was found in animals kept at 33°C. The increase of temperature could improve the amount of energy extracted from food, producing a more efficient FCR.
Key words: Broad-snouted caiman; Food consumption; Growth; Crocodylia; Alligatoridae.
