GUINEA PIG MANAGEMENT MANUAL - Benson Institute

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4. OTHER DISEASES a) Conjunctivitis Conjunctivitis is a bacterial infection in the eyes, caused mainly by soil, dirtiness, and ammonium gases produced by urine. Sometimes it is the result of hits or fights inside of the corral or other infections. b) Tympany Tympanism is usually caused by quick changes in food or feeding of warm or fermented forage that is not aired out. Remedies like olive oil applied every 3 hours can be used, until the animal eliminates all that he/she has ingested. However, the animal is usually lost during the process. SANITARY <strong>MANAGEMENT</strong> Guinea pig management should include a sanitary program to stop the yield from being reduced, given the diseases and mortality as a consequence. The following steps are recommended as sanitary precautions: • The corral should be closed • Lime or other disinfectants should be placed at the entrance doors • There should be restricted entrance to the corral area • If you have some sick animals, the best alternative is to eliminate them by burning them etc. so that they do not infect the rest of the animals • The dead guinea pigs should be removed in plastic bags and buried or burned • A daily checkup of the animals conditions should be conducted • The floors and walls should be cleaned periodically • Treatment should be arranged for the sick animals Daily Routine • Clean floors and pathways • Eating and drinking devices should be cleaned 39
• Disinfection of corrals, clean up leftovers Monthly Routine • Disinfection of walls, floors, and roof • Clean out the beds, scrape and sweep in the corrals • Clean out the corral in preparation for a bed made of shavings, straw or rice shells at a maximum of 2 inches Yearly Routine • Disinfection of the whole facility, including burning, cleaning and lime disinfection • Application of insecticides • Repair of walls, roof etc. DETERMINATION OF THE COSTS OF PRODUCTION Guinea pig exploitations, like any other economic activity, entails a pre-operative stage, and an operative stage. The pre-operative stage entails an analysis of variability: What do we have? – Available resources like space, manual labor, proper conditions, probable market. What do we want? – Obtain good quality guinea pig meat for auto consumption and for sale to generate income. The operative stage entails proper management in which an index of productivity and cost analysis can be calculated. PRODUCTIVITY INDEX The index in reference to guinea pig productivity is expressed through the Female Factor (FF), which is the total number of animals that produce a female to be sold in one year. 40
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Page 21 and 22: IV. BREEDING MANAGEMENT Certain pro
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