Comparison of the forage tree species consumption by Pecari tajacu in captivity

Spanish; Castilian. RESUMEN El objetivo fue comparar el consumo de materia seca (CMS) de fruto de mucuna (M. deeringiana), forrajes de ramón (B. alicastrum), jabín (P. piscipula) y moringa (M. oleífera), en cuatro pecaríes de collar (P. tajacu) adultos machos. Se realizó el estudio en dos partes, la primera se ejecutó con diseño de cuadro latino (DCL) 4x4 con dos repeticiones, se ofertaron tres forrajes y fruto de mucuna molido. En la segunda parte se eliminó el forraje preferido en la primera prueba y se aplicó DCL 3x3. Se utilizó análisis de varianza para DCL 4x4 y 3x3 respectivamente, y prueba de Tukey entre medias. Se ajustaron los modelos de regresión lineal entre los CMS y contenidos de nutrimentos de cada forraje. El CMS en la primera parte mostró diferencia significativa entre los forrajes Moringa y el resto de ellos. En la segunda prueba el CMS presentó diferencia significativa con Ramón y los dos restantes forrajes. Tres modelos de regresión lineal fueron altamente significativos, entre CMS y contenido de proteína cruda (PC), fibra detergente neutro (FDN) y fenoles totales (FT). Se concluye que los pecaríes tienen preferencia por M. oleifera, la cual presenta los mayores valores en PC, FT y el menor en FDN.

English. ABSTRACT The objective was to compare consumption of dry matter (CMS) of Mucuna fruit (M. deeringiana), forages of ramón (B. alicastrum), jabín (P. piscipula), and Moringa (M. oleifera) in Collared Peccary male adults (P. tajacu). The study was carried out in two parts, the first one was executed with Latin square design (DCL) 4x4 with two repetitions, and three forages with ground Mucuna fruit were offered. In the second part, the preferred forage was eliminated in the first test and DCL 3x3 was applied. Variance analysis was used for 4x4 and 3x3 DCL respectively, and Tukey test between means. Linear regression models were adjusted between the CMS and nutrient contents of each forage. The CMS in the first part showed a significant difference between the Moringa forages and the rest of them. In the second test, the CMS presented a significant difference between Ramón and the two remaining forages. Three linear regression models were highly significant, between CMS and crude protein content (PC), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and total phenols (FT). It is concluded that peccaries have the preference for M. oleifera, which has the highest values in PC, FT and the lowest in NDF.