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    Caracterización del sistema de producción familiar en cuyes (Cavia porcellus) en la comunidad de Teligote del cantón Pelileo
    (2025-02) Arevalo Castro Morelia Isabel; Kelly Alvear Gerardo Enrique
    The objective of this research was to characterize the family production system in the community of Teligote, located in the canton of Pelileo, province of Tungurahua. For this purpose, a survey was applied to 88 producers distributed throughout the community. The information collected was processed in the Excel program. The results indicated that guinea pig raising is mainly in the hands of women, with 80.7% participation. Of all those surveyed, it is estimated that there are between 4,400 guinea pigs, including females, males and gazapos, which indicates that each producer has, on average, around 50 animals. The predominant age of the producers varies between 41 and 60 years, representing 48.9% of the total. In terms of educational level, 68.2% of the farmers have completed primary education, 14.8% have basic reading and writing skills, 9.1% have not received any schooling and 7.9% have a high school education. The predominant genetic line is Creole, with 97.7%, and most guinea pigs are raised in cages (56.8%), due to their low cost. Guinea pig feed is based mainly on fodder such as cow's tongue, barley, plantain, holco, dandelion and chilca, which are available in fences, ditches in the area and other surrounding land with other crops (63.6%), of this percentage 13.6% do not have their own grass, while the remaining 36.4% feed with alfalfa and corn leaf, adding that 86. In addition, there is a high incidence of ectoparasites; lice in 89.8%, and in addition to lice, mites are also present in 68.2%. In addition, 89.8% of the farmers do not deworm their guinea pigs, which reflects a lack of interest in sanitary management. In relation to reproductive management, 85.2% of the producers do not have adequate control, which results in inbreeding, such as mating between parents and daughters or between siblings, increasing the levels of inbreeding, and 14.8% are dedicated only to breeding and fattening. Finally, 95.4% sell their guinea pigs; however, the sale prices range between 4 and 7 dollars for guinea pigs older than 6 months, which reflects the low profitability.