The new industry can manufacture various types of nutritional mixtures for various species of animals, and will enable Cuba to save some of the expensive imports made in this branch of the economy.

Information published by Tiempo21 website of the provincial Radio Victoria station ,states that the plant was built at a cost of about 89 000 dollars, with the use of recovered equipment, parts and other items.

It adds that the facility used as basic raw material the residuals of the distillation of sugar alcohols process in the complex Amancio Rodríguez, substances that have a high energy value and serve as a substrate for, through various formulations, obtaining high-quality food products for animals.

This production facility has the capacity to produce daily from the next harvest, 50 tons of seven kinds of foods, processed with honey, urea, saccharovinaza, yeast saccharomyces, bagasse (stalk residue from sugarcane) and other components rich in protein and fiber.

It is also expected the making of nutritional blocks for different species, mainly pigs and cattle, said engineer Lazaro Guerrero, head of derivatives of the Sugar Business Group in the province of Las Tunas.

Animal food production is of great importance to Cuba, engaged in raising the supply of protein to the population by raising cattle and sheep from local resources, which will also help to substitute imports that are traded at a high price in the international market.