Lupins help feed the world’s farmed fish

Published: September 16, 2008

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Western Australian research is now helping to feed fish in aquaculture projects across the world and is providing another valuable market for the State’s grain farmers. The Aquaculture Feed Grains Program has brought together private and public sector partners, who saw the potential of developing a sustainable, nutritionally-sound product to feed farmed fish and create a new and growing export ma...

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Joe Johnson

16 de septiembre de 2008

What lupins are used? Most have poisons. Thanks!

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Rita Di Napoli

16 de septiembre de 2008

According to a research on Aquaculture Nutrition & Environmental Management published at the Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia website:

"The narrow-leaf sweet lupins Lupinus angustifolius, is the main species of lupin grown, though other varieties such as the yellow lupin (L. luteus) and white lupin (L. albus) are also grown. Each of the lupin species differ subtly in their composition. The removal of the seed coat to produce a kernel also alters the composition of the resultant kernel meal, which has considerable advantages over whole-seed meal when included in fish diets".

We'll publish any other information we can get on the matter, but we cordially invite our community members, especially those from Australia, to comment this issue in depth.

Rita Di Napoli
ENGORMIX.COM STAFF

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