The nopal, an economic alternative to feed livestock in Mexico

As an economical alternative to feed livestock, training was given on Tuesday in Saucillo on the use of the cactus, a cactus that requires little water to survive in regions where droughts are recurrent. Óscar Rea, director of Rural Development of the municipality of Saucillo, reported that a course was held aimed at livestock producers, with the purpose of promoting the use of the cactus to provide sustainability and lower production costs in feeding cows. He mentioned that there was the participation of a zootechnical veterinary doctor from Sonora, who spoke about the most economical options for feeding cattle and, above all, the care of the cactus to make it more nutritious, since ranchers usually burn it in the mountains. to feed the animals in times of drought. “The truth is that the nopal is a plant that is very noble, it requires little water. So, the consumption, to produce that nopal mixture, greatly lowers the prices for adequate food for livestock,” he explained. ...