Hydroponic foods: an alternative for the feeding of domestic animals

Abstract

Currently, in critical times of confinement, hydroponics is a viable alternative that allows the production of plant biomass derived from the initial development of plants in the stages of germination and early growth of seedlings from feasible seeds, it is the sowing of soilless cultivation, this method facilitates the productive, sustainable, and ecological development of plants. Hydroponic crops are developed in a medium or culture system fed by a nutrient solution that offers the precise food for the entire period of growth of the forages, free of pesticides and fungicides with this we get healthy food for the feeding of domestic animals. In addition, it allows the use of simple or complex structures to produce fodder, taking advantage of spaces or areas such as terraces, infertile soils, rugged terrain, technical or traditional greenhouses. Based on this idea, techniques were deployed that are supported by using substrates, or methods with contributions of nutrient solutions, always considering the needs of the plant such as temperature, humidity, water, and nutrients. Based on practice, the benefits per unit of planted area are high due to greater consistency, productivity, safety, and efficiency in the use of water, light, and nutrients, and it is also economically viable that deserves to be considered by small and medium- sized companies. rural producers of domestic animals.

Keywords

• water
• plant biomass
• nutrients
• techniques.