Mayabeque, Cuba: The use palm kernel as an alternative in feeding pigs in the fattening farm of Batabanó has provided good results since 2019.
To feed the Creole and the breed pig, the workers of the entity mix the feed in more quantity than the palm kernel and they also apply the by-products of harvest and the industries of the territory, the director of the entity, Jacinto Viera Nelson, explained.
On the farm they make efficient use to make the most of each product in pig feed.
The palm kernel, known as palmiche, is a fruit of the royal palm, which contains nutrient properties, it is used for animal feed, replacing industrial feed, and imports.
