Grows in Camagüey production of goat milk

Camagüey, - The production of goat milk, or of chiva like is commonly denominated, increased in this county thanks to the delivery of lands and incorporations of new producing to the rural sector and at the end of the summer months overcomes the 100 000 liters.

With less demand of grasses and bigger use of overgrowths amid stationary droughts, the livestock caprino becomes a viable economic option for the rural of Camagüey that allow the creation of at least a sale point to the population in the municipality head.

Another favorable fact is that amid the combat to the overgrowths and the one dismounts of marabout, the flock caprino facilitates that the incipient properties of the Suburban Agriculture still surrender fruits before receiving to the condition of lists to enter formally to the project.

Among the entities of Camagüey highlights the Cooperative of Credits and Services (CCS) Abel Santamaría that has Guillermo Vives, the adult producing of milk of goat of Cuba whose delivery volume to the industry ascended to 19 500 liters in the 2009.The figure could also exceed the 20 000 liters in the 2010 and the county plan to surpass historical bench marks.

In spite of the increase, the Milky Industry doesn't still have the whole necessary logistics to differentiate the prosecution of the milk caprina of the vaccine and for lack of containers routes of collections are used in dependence of the orders of the Ministry of Health. Neither takes advantage the great acceptance and quality of the cheese in the tourist sector, variants to perfect in the growing national cattle raising.

The properties of the milk of goat periten its use like food of great nutritional value in hospitalized patients or intolerant people to the lactose, of there their importance from the social point of view. (Oreidis Pimentel Pérez )