Lupins

Lupins are a legume grown predominantly in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales for stock feed. Lupins can be fed as a part of a balanced diet to all animals.

Material Type	Grain
Product Type	Legume
Packaging	Bagged

Features & Benefits

There are two basic types of lupins, bitter and sweet varieties.
The ones currently grown commercially as a stock feed in Australia are the sweet types of the narrow leafed lupin (L. angustifolius) which has the cultivars Merrit, Gungurru, Warrah, Yorrel and Danj and the white lupin (L. albus) which has the cultivars Ultra, Hamburg, Kiev and Neuland.

Nutritional Analysis

PROTEIN	%	MIN:	28.00
CALCIUM	%	MIN:	0.20
PHOSPHORUS	%	MIN:	0.30
LYSINE	%	MIN:	1.30
METHIONINE	%	MIN:	0.17
FIBRE	%	MIN:	11.00
FAT	%	MIN:	5.00
ME POULTRY	MJ/kg	:	9.30
DE PIG	MJ/kg	:	14.20
ME RUMINANT	MJ/kg	:	13.00
DE HORSE	MJ/kg	:	13.00

Directions for use

Crushed, untreated lupin seed of sweet varieties can be included in diets of pigs, poultry, ruminants and horses of all ages.
Broiler diets containing lupins as the sole protein concentrate can be fed without any adverse effects provided that the lysine and methionine levels are maintained.
Similarly, lupins have been shown to be able to replace half of the meat meal used in layer diets without any adverse effect on layer performance. In one study lupins were included at up to 20 percent of the layer diet without any harmful effect on performance.
In pigs, lupin seed has been found to be as good a source of protein as meat meal or soybean meal when comparisons have been made on the basis of equal contributions of lysine.

Warnings

Use as directed