Evaluation of Value-Added Grains Protein Products for Atlantic Salmon and Black Tiger Prawns

This project coordinates and manages the implementation of research that addresses the development of the potential of key Western Australian produced commodities, such as lupin meals and isolates, for inclusion the in aquaculture feeds. This specific project addresses the extension of work from an accessory and larger grains project to other key species, notably Atlantic salmon and prawns. This work involves substantial liaison with the grain production and processing industries, the aquaculture feed production industries and additional research contractors to deliver the outcomes. Present activities include the assessment of value-added protein meals from lupins in both animal species using both growth and digestibility studies.This project involves: * Improving our understanding of the limitations to use of lupin meals in the diets of Atlantic salmon and black tiger prawns, through the assessment of new value-added grain products intended for the aquaculture feeds sector. * Facilitation of the transfer of processing and nutritional technology to the commercial sector by close liaison with the feed manufacturing industries for Atlantic salmon and prawns. * Coordinating national research on grain application in aquaculture feeds.The coordination of this project is managed in WA through UWA's Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), but the Atlantic salmon work is done in Tasmania by the University of Tasmania's School and Aquaculture and the prawn work is done by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Queensland.Time : ends June 2006

该项目协调并管理相关研究的实施，旨在挖掘西澳大利亚主要农产品（如羽扇豆粕及分离物）在水产饲料中的应用潜力。本专项研究将某一辅助性大型谷物项目的成果拓展至其他关键物种，尤其是大西洋鲑鱼和对虾。此项工作需与谷物生产加工行业、水产饲料生产行业及其他研究承包商开展深度协作，以实现预期成果。当前的研究活动包括通过生长性能及消化率试验，评估羽扇豆源增值蛋白粕在上述两种动物中的应用效果。

本项目涵盖以下内容：
* 通过评估面向水产饲料行业的新型增值谷物产品，深化对大西洋鲑鱼及黑虎虾日粮中羽扇豆粕应用限制的认知。
* 通过与大西洋鲑鱼及对虾饲料生产企业的紧密合作，推动加工及营养技术向商业领域转化。
* 协调全国范围内关于谷物在水产饲料中应用的研究工作。

项目协调工作由西澳大利亚州（WA）的西澳大学（UWA）地中海农业豆类研究中心（CLIMA）负责；大西洋鲑鱼相关研究由塔斯马尼亚大学水产学院在塔斯马尼亚开展；对虾相关研究则由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）海洋与大气研究所在昆士兰州进行。项目截止时间：2006年6月。