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Guinea Pig Farming Guide

Guinea pig farming provides several benefits: 1) Guinea pigs are easy to raise as they require little space, feed, and care. They can eat various grasses, legumes, and grains. 2) Guinea pigs are prolific breeders with high reproductive efficiency. They produce many offspring which can be used for food or pets. 3) Guinea pigs serve multiple purposes as a source of meat high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, as pets that are safe for children, and for scientific research and fertilizer production due to their manure.

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Guinea Pig Farming Guide

Guinea pig farming provides several benefits: 1) Guinea pigs are easy to raise as they require little space, feed, and care. They can eat various grasses, legumes, and grains. 2) Guinea pigs are prolific breeders with high reproductive efficiency. They produce many offspring which can be used for food or pets. 3) Guinea pigs serve multiple purposes as a source of meat high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, as pets that are safe for children, and for scientific research and fertilizer production due to their manure.

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Importance of guinea pig farming

Guinea pigs are


 Guinea pig farming is very easy than other livestock
farming. Guinea pig, (Cavia porcellus), a domesticated species of South American rodent
 They not required high quality feed, so easy to feed belonging to the cavy family (Caviidae). It resembles other cavies in having a robust
them. body with short limbs, large head and eyes, and short ears. The feet have hairless soles
 They are prolific animals. So their reproduction and short sharp claws. There are four toes on the forefeet and three on the hind feet
efficiency is high.
 They required less space for rarering.
 They are hard & required very less care &
management.

Housing for guinea pigs


They not required large or elaborate house. Generally raised
Utilization of guinea pigs
in two housing systems
1.Hutch system They are multi purpose animals & they are used for many different purpose

2.Pen system As food.


The guinea pigs are for the food purpose. Meat of these animals is high
Feeding for guinea pigs in protein & low in cholesterol & fat. The meat is described as being
Feeding is very easy for them. Feeding cost is comparatively similar to rabbit meat & the dark meat of chicken.
low because they can be fed with grasses, legumes, weeds
,fruits, grains etc.. As a pet
Health management The guinea pigs are probably the most easily managed animals. They
are perfectly harmless little animals. They are even safe for children
Mange mite are a common course of hair loss & other
because they do not bite or scratch.
systems may also include scratching, unusually aggressive
behavior when touched. Respiratory tract infections,
scientific uses
diarrhea, vit C deficiency like condition can happen.
They are well adapted for scientific experiments. In the testing &
analyzing of serums & antitoxins & for experimental purposes generally
the demand is enormous , thousands of them being used every year .

Fertilizer
Meat quality of guinea pig They produce organic manure which is a high quality fertilizer
The meat of the GP is wholesome and delicious. It has a that contain phosphorus & nitrogen.
protein content of about 21%, which is higher than the protein
content of poultry, pork, mutton or beef. Its fat content is
about 8%, which is lower than that of each of the other meats
. • Meat of these animals is high in protein and low in
cholesterol and fat. The meat is described as being similar to

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