Apart from consumption use, baby corn has another use. Its stalks and leaves amounting to 4,800 kilograms per rai, husk and silk amounting to 890 kilograms per rai, and masculine buds amounting to 500 kilograms per rai can be used as animal feed, especially for cows raised for meat. Parts of the baby corn tree are rich in nutrients, especially protein found in the tree 6.4-13.8% and fiber found in the tree 28-30%. Cows fed with corn parts grow better than those fed with grass or rice straw. As a result, more and more cow farmers turn to use baby corn parts as animal feed instead of grass. The farmers can earn an additional income from selling baby corn parts. For instance, baby corn stalks can fetch between 200 and 1,000 baht per rai according to seasons.

Milk cows also feed on baby corn waste well. Milk cow farmers buy fresh stalks at 300-400 baht per rai, and masculine buds at 70-80 baht per rai. Fresh stalks consisting of layers of bark is nutritionally rich, having 13.2% of protein and 34.8% of fiber. This nutritional fact is similar to that of fresh grass. Baby corn stalks help ease cows'digestion as well.