Proposal of energy strategy for water supply in livestock

Abstract

The impacts of the climatic change in the agricultural sector, mainly the manifestations of stronger and more frequent drought, force to achieve the most efficient use of the available water. In the Managerial Base Unit (UEB) “Genetics Los Pinos” of the Cattle Company Triángulo Tres in Camagüey province the readiness of superficial and underground water is limited, which limits the agricultural production of this UEB. This situation has forced to use such alternative solutions as the supply of water in pipes, with high consumption of diesel fuel and o electric power, which also constitutes a solution that doesn't satisfy the necessities. With the objective of achieving an efficient use of the water and the energy for the supply to the animals was carried out an integral study that allows to know the specific situation of each of the existent supply sources and the possibilities of achieving a more efficient level of use of the water starting from an integral strategy that prioritizes the employment of renewable sources of energy. The results indicate that exists the potential possibility of improving the level of satisfaction of the necessities of water for the supply to the livestock from 20 % to 80 %, as long as the use of the renewable sources of energy is increased of 38 % to 79 %, which will require actions that include investments and organizational measures related with the rational use of the energy.