Case study of nutritional supplement for livestock, result of the pecan nut process inthe state of Chihuahua, Mexico

The south-central region of the State of Chihuahua is characterized by being a walnut producing area, in Cd. Delicias. There are ten companies of international stature dedicated to processing pecan nuts. Analyzing the feasibility of using the scrap that these companies discard when breaking the nut and converting it into a useful product such as concentrated livestock feed, which can be marketed, in addition to the nutritional contributions it has. This city is identified as being an important dairy basin, which is why cattle need molasses, mineral salts and some other types of nutrients, which is why this work was developed dedicated to the study of the scrap content that results at the end of the process of cracking the pecan nut in the processing companies, being an area of interest, in which the innovation of using very small parts of the walnut kernel, mixed with other waste produced by this agroindustrial process, taking advantage of this value chain, is analyzed the probability of manufacturing a feed supplement for livestock, converting what they consider waste into a marketable product. To prepare the nutritional table, different statistical studies were developed, which supported the theory and unconditional advice of the Center for Research in Food and Development A.C. Cd. Delicias, Chihuahua, attached to CONAHCYT.