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Nutritive value of yellow lupins (Lupinus luteus L.) for weaner pigs

J. C. Kim A C , J. R. Pluske B and B. P. Mullan A
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A Animal Research and Development, Department of Agriculture and Food, Locked Bag No. 4, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6151, Australia.

B School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: jkim@agric.wa.gov.au

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48(9) 1225-1231 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA07288
Submitted: 20 August 2007  Accepted: 11 February 2008   Published: 7 August 2008

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to examine the nutritive value of yellow lupins for weaner pigs. Using a completely randomised block design, Experiment 1 was conducted to determine the optimum inclusion level for yellow lupins (cv. Wodjil) in the diet of weaner pigs (6.14 kg ± 0.278). Experiment 2 was conducted using a 2 × 2 factorial design to examine whether supplementation of an enzyme preparation (VegPro) either in a soybean meal-based diet (0 g/kg yellow lupins) or in a yellow lupin-based diet (150 g/kg) improved performance of piglets (6.17 kg ± 0.317). In Experiment 1, the feed conversion ratio significantly increased at week 1 (linear effect, P = 0.040) and at week 3 (quadratic effect, P = 0.010) as the concentration of yellow lupins increased in the diet. In Experiment 2, supplementation with the enzyme preparation improved the feed conversion ratio in the pigs fed the lupin-based diet only but not in the pigs fed the soybean meal-based diet in week 2 (interaction P = 0.001). The results indicate that the optimum inclusion levels of yellow lupins for piglets immediately after weaning was 150 g/kg, and supplementation of a multi-enzyme preparation to a yellow lupin-based diet for the weaner pigs improved performance relative to the soybean meal-based diet.


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