Lupins in Aquaculture Feed
September 14th, 2008 by AndrewLupins can be used as a source of protein in animal feed and offers a replacement to fish meal and soy.
Additional information concerning the use of lupins in aquaculture feed may be accessed via the Lupins.org website.
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October 30th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Western Australia department of fisheries have been able to replace up to 66% of fishmeal diets with a Lupin protein in trout diets. In addition, canola oil has been used to replace up to 100% of added oils in snapper diets.
Considering that WA has a very large Lupin and Canola industry, these innovative advances can assist in working towards a local commercial production of finfish.
More information can be found in fisheries management paper 229 published October 2008