The utilisation of food waste materials as animal feeds in Malaysia

C. Devendra. (1982) The utilisation of food waste materials as animal feeds in Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Food waste materials are potentially very valuable animal feeds in Malaysia. They are essentially agro-industrial by-products from the various avenues of food production for human use and are of two categories. The first and major category which is available in relatively large amounts relates to concentrates, crop residues and non-conventional feeds which are mainly primary by-products. The minor category involves smaller quantities of and various derived feeds due to processing techniques, including fermentation technology, which are secondary by-products. This distinction identifies primary by-products that form the main base in a feeding system from secondary by-products which only supplement the diet. In Peninsular Malaysia alone, it is estima:ed that the annual total availability of agro- industrial by-products is about 5.0 m tons on air dry basis. paper, while emphasising the potential feeding value of the various types of by-products, alludes to the utilisation of examples of feeds derived through fermentation techniques, with special reference to palm oil sludge, which is synonymous with the term palm oil mill effluents a by-product of palm oil production and also cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Data based on feeding trials suggest that the fermented feeds are beneficially utilised by both ruminants and non-ruminants, but a major constraint to their future use is the economics of production. Efforts to overcome present constraints represents, however, an important step in the efficient utilisation of the feed resources and output from livestock in Malaysia.

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Food waste materials are potentially very valuable animal feeds in Malaysia. They are essentially agro-industrial by-products from the various avenues of food production for human use and are of two categories. The first and major category which is available in relatively large amounts relates to concentrates, crop residues and non-conventional feeds which are mainly primary by-products. The minor category involves smaller quantities of and various derived feeds due to processing techniques, including fermentation technology, which are secondary by-products. This distinction identifies primary by-products that form the main base in a feeding system from secondary by-products which only supplement the diet. In Peninsular Malaysia alone, it is estima:ed that the annual total availability of agro- industrial by-products is about 5.0 m tons on air dry basis. paper, while emphasising the potential feeding value of the various types of by-products, alludes to the utilisation of examples of feeds derived through fermentation techniques, with special reference to palm oil sludge, which is synonymous with the term palm oil mill effluents a by-product of palm oil production and also cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Data based on feeding trials suggest that the fermented feeds are beneficially utilised by both ruminants and non-ruminants, but a major constraint to their future use is the economics of production. Efforts to overcome present constraints represents, however, an important step in the efficient utilisation of the feed resources and output from livestock in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia TP501 A816 1982 Call number.
AGROVOC Term:	food waste
AGROVOC Term:	waste products of foodstuffs > waste products of foodstuffs Prefer using food wastesfood wastes
AGROVOC Term:	feed production
AGROVOC Term:	recycling
AGROVOC Term:	farmers
AGROVOC Term:	government agencies
AGROVOC Term:	waste management
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 08:23
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2024 08:23
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/720

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