Por Roxana Valdés Isasi 
«The work with the quail is beautiful, you have to strive the double and support on your partners», as well expressed from the inside of the ship Aleydis Dominguez Mora, who count with 35 years of experiences ad worker of the Base Unit Company (UEB) Turcios Lima, in Union de Reyes.
The compliance of the times establish to the food of the animals, the water to drink and the hygiene resulted indispensable to keep it alive.
Among the priorities of the entity was the breeding from the beginning and up to the development of laying hens. Due to the difficult situation the country is going through, the unit was interrupted, and to take advantage of the potential of the southern Matanzas territory, the managers of the enclave decided to start quail farming in order to produce food from the municipality
Marlen Bacallao Hernandez, principal of the bird entity emphasize in the experiences acquired with the species.
The sale of units of quail and eggs at affordable prices for the Union population are among the alternatives outlined by poultry workers.
As one of the most prosperous species in commercial exploitation is the quail. Small animals provide eggs and meat and require less food consumption.
Due to the reproductive potential of the quail, the workers of the UEB Turcios Lima in Unión de Reyes increase the species in order to guarantee food sovereignty. (ALH)
Translated by Casterman Medina de Leon