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Villa Clara advances in the slaughter and sale of cattle
After the approval, by the highest management of the country, of the procedure for slaughter, consumption and sale of cattle by the producers; 126 Villa Clara ranchers –of the 157 endorsed for this task in the province– have already managed to commercialize beef.
At the end of last September, around 250 animals were slaughtered - and their meat sold - in the central geography, a figure that will grow gradually as efficiency in this agricultural line improves. Raiza Espinosa Broche, head of the Livestock Department of the Provincial Delegation of Agriculture, told the press that, to date, the municipality of Cifuentes has lagged behind with only two farmers involved in the task, with four animals; while in the remaining 12 territories there are more than 10 heads. He added that of the 18,000 existing cattle owners in Villa Clara (10,000 with more than three cows), only 280 today meet all the requirements established for slaughter, fundamentally, the sustained growth of the herd, with an emphasis on cows. The directive also commented that the measure has been very well received by producers and has brought them a perceptible economic benefit, which is why they focus more on the genetic development of their herd and the quality of their meats, still not fully resolved. the affectations in the management of the cattle mass and the sowing of animal feed. Villa Clara today becomes the second Cuban province with the highest number of cattle, surpassed only by Camagüey, which places it as one of the territories with the greatest potential in agricultural development, a characteristic that has already had a positive impact on welfare centers and nursing homes. children without family protection, where the producers have made several donations.
