Vinasse in feed: Good for animal and environment

Vinasse, a by-product of ethanol production from sugar cane, is abundantly available in Cuba. Its nutritional value can be used as anadditive to animal feed. At the Institute of Animal Science in Cuba trials have shown that (concentrated) vinasse has several functional properties in improving animal performance. The word vinasse is derived from the Latin word vinacaeus, originally known as yeast wine. Its use, reported in several tropical countries and in Europe, is as an additive or feeding su