Tapioca starch waste

Tapioca starch waste is a by-product obtained during manufacturing  of  starch  from  tapioca  roots.  It  is also called as cassava pomace. Cassava roots yield approximately equal amounts of starch and pomace, which have less feed value than cassava root meal but can be included in rations for cattle.

Availability

The availability of the tapioca starch waste is estimated at 0.065 million tones. Most of it is used as animal feed.

Nutritive value

It  contains  about  8-12% CP. It  is  a good  source of  energy  (TDN 60-65%). It  contains hydrocyanic acid (HCN) hence it should be fed after HCN testing.

Inclusion

For adult cows it can be safely used up to 30% level in the concentrate mixture  with  a considerable economy for maintaining body weight, milk yield and butterfat production (Banerjee, 2000).