DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION COFFEE PULP ENSILED WITH LACTO-FERMENTS, FOR PREPARING FOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR SWINE

Abstract

In the research “Development and validation of pulp ensiled coffee lacto ferments as a dietary supplement for swine,” was proposed to evaluate coffee pulp silage as a non-traditional food in the process of feeding swine, assessing the level of consumption and acceptability of the product combined with commercial food for animals. The pilot phase was conducted at the farm located in the community El Naranjo in the department of Estelí with four female swine of the race “casco de mula” in the fattening phase. It was determined that you can use coffee pulp silage to supplement pig food, the digestibility was evident to a value greater than 70%. Similarly it could corroborate that it can not fulfill the nutritional demands that the commercial food for animals brings in the fattening stage, so it is recommended as a dietary supplement by up to 15% with commercial food for swine. The production cost of one quintal of pulp ensiled coffee is 272.7 net córdobas being this less than one quintal of food for animals, which costs C$ 600.00 córdobas, giving coffee producers an alternative to process coffee pulp by silage and provide it as a dietary supplement for those who have farms raising swine or people who want to try to feed swine with nutrional supplement cheaper than the commercial food.