Titre : [FORTHCOMING] Innovation process for the introduction of efficient microorganisms in pig farming: Technical-economic analysis at the scale of private sector in Cuba 

Auteurs : Leonel Duarte Pla
, Asley Noroña Hernández
, Dayamí Fontes Marrero
, Leonel Duarte Naranjo
, Iván Lenin Montejo Sierra
, Paula Fernandes
, Ludovic Temple
, Carlos Mazorra Calero,  

Revue : Technology and Innovation 

Numéro : Forthcoming papers 

Volume :  

Date : 2025/12/1 

DOI : TBA 

ISSN : 2399-8571 

Résumé : In Cuba, the aim is to guarantee pork production in large-scale intensive systems by seeking efficient and safe alternatives for consumers and the environment. Prebiotics and probiotics are among the most widely used and harmless options. This research aimed to contribute to the introduction of efficient microorganism (EM) technology in pig farming at the Carnes D’Tres SME through a process of technological innovation. EM produced both inside and outside the province of Ciego de Ávila were evaluated from technical, economic, and logistical perspectives, and the effectiveness of EM as a feed additive in the diet of fattening pigs was assessed. According to the technical, economic and logistical feasibility study, it is cheaper, more practical and safer to purchase RH-Vigía EM in its solid phase and manufacture the liquid and stabilised phases on the farm than to purchase any of the other EM in their stabilised liquid phase. Adding EM to pig feed also had a positive effect, particularly during the initial weeks of fattening. It reduced morbidity, increased the live weight of the group and lowered feed costs per unit of weight gained compared to animals whose diet did not include the bioproduct. 

Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience