Uso de la caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum) en la alimentación de cerdos en la fase de crecimiento y engorde.

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a widely distributed crop in various countries, from tropical to subtropical regions. Fast-growing grass that needs rich soil with a lot of water to reach 5 meters contains a high concentration of sucrose; It produces more carbohydrates per hectare than any other crop. Producers are going through a crisis, and one of the affected sectors is the raw material used to make balanced meals, for example, a quintal of corn costs $14.90, but in neighboring coun, tries the price ranges between $7 and $13. For this reason, several authors have supplied sugarcane in different presentations such as cane juice, cane stand lk, and broken cane, which have demonstrated their effectiveness in feeding pigs. Cane juice is mainly composed of sucrose and reducing sugars, it contains 16% to 20% of dry matter (DM), of which 80% is soluble, and it has a crude protein content (PC) of up to 2 %, although the actual protein content is almost nil. Sugarcane stem is low in protein (0.67) and lacking in essential amino acids. Fractionated sugarcane in the growth and finishing stages to replace high levels of corn in balanced diets can be made at 13% and 15% crude protein (CP), increasing daily.

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a widely distributed crop in various countries, from tropical to subtropical regions. Fast-growing grass that needs rich soil with a lot of water to reach 5 meters contains a high concentration of sucrose; It produces more carbohydrates per hectare than any other crop. Producers are going through a crisis, and one of the affected sectors is the raw material used to make balanced meals, for example, a quintal of corn costs $14.90, but in neighboring coun, tries the price ranges between $7 and $13. For this reason, several authors have supplied sugarcane in different presentations such as cane juice, cane stand lk, and broken cane, which have demonstrated their effectiveness in feeding pigs. Cane juice is mainly composed of sucrose and reducing sugars, it contains 16% to 20% of dry matter (DM), of which 80% is soluble, and it has a crude protein content (PC) of up to 2 %, although the actual protein content is almost nil. Sugarcane stem is low in protein (0.67) and lacking in essential amino acids. Fractionated sugarcane in the growth and finishing stages to replace high levels of corn in balanced diets can be made at 13% and 15% crude protein (CP), increasing daily.

La caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum) es un cultivo ampliamente distribuido en diversos países, desde regiones tropicales a subtropicales. Graminea de crecimiento rápido que necesita de un suelo rico con mucha agua para alcanzar los 5 metros, contiene una alta concentración de sacarosa; Produce más carbohidratos por hectárea que cualquier otro cultivo. Los productores atraviesan una crisis, y uno de los sectores afectados es la materia prima que se usa para la elaboración de balanceados, por ejemplo, un quintal de maíz cuesta $14,90, pero en los países vecinos el precio oscila entre $7 y $13. Es por este motivo que varios autores han suministrado la caña de azúcar en diferentes presentaciones tales como: jugo de caña, tallo de caña, caña fragmentada, que han demostrado su eficacia en la alimentación del ganado porcino. El jugo de caña se compone principalmente de sacarosa y azúcares reductores, contiene 16 % hasta un 20% de materia seca (MS), de la que el 80% son azúcares solubles, tiene un contenido de proteína cruda (PC) de hasta un 2%, aunque el contenido de proteína real es casi nulo. El tallo de la caña de azúcar es bajo en proteína (0,67) y carente de aminoácidos esenciales. La caña de azúcar fraccionada en las etapas de crecimiento y acabado para reemplazo de los altos niveles de maíz en dietas balanceadas se lo puede realizar al 13% y 15 % de proteína cruda (PC), aumentando la ganancia diaria.