Guinea Pig Breeds For Meat

Sounds like koo ee like the noises the animals make.

Guinea pig breeds for meat. The genetic factor for having a satin coat is recessive and found in all types of coat. It takes about 3 5 months to get a guinea pig to process weight between 1 3 2 lbs yielding around 50 meat 0 7 1 lb. This breed is recommended for people. Breeding guinea pigs feeding guinea pigs raising cuy for meat cavies for meat living off the land breeding feeding housing homesteaders growing out.

They are perfectly harmless little animals and are very interesting. Pietrain pigs have erect ears. Himalayans are considered the siamese cats of the guinea pig world. The guinea pigs can be raised in both urban and rural families for supplementary income.

Though originally in south america where they were domesticated and are still raised for meat they are called cuy or cui cui. The guinea pigs are probably the most easily managed animals. Long rough curly and short. The meat is described as being similar to rabbit and the dark meat of chicken.

A satin guinea pig is not a separate breed but it has as its name suggests a characteristic satin like almost glassy sheen to its coat. However the pietrain is a known carrier for the gene that causes porcine stress syndrome pss. The pietrain is a easily recognized meat pig breed that is white in color with black spots. Seeing as this has no other place and guinea pigs fall under the arba here is my guinea pig meat thread.

Guinea pigs is what most people would call them. Meat of these animals is high in protein and low in cholesterol and fat. The other breeds are exported as pets. Unfortunately mutt pigs around here cost more than show pigs specifically because people don t want their guinea pigs to go for food and the pet stores want 35 40 but i managed to acquire someone s entire herd free who just ended up with.

This albino breed has a white coat with brown or black coloring on its ears feet and nose. So the demand for guinea pigs as pets is very large. Guinea pigs are able to reproduce as young as 3 weeks of age. The pietrain has the ability to produce high yields of lean meat.

The hair shaft on a true satin cavy is actually hollow. It s an idea i ve been kicking around for awhile. It is totally crazy. They are often referred to as spots.

But of the 20 breeds of guinea pig that exist in peru only three are bred for meat.