Development of Grain Protein Concentrates for the Aquaculture Feed Industry

This project coordinates, manages and implements research that addresses the development of the potential of Western Australian produced commodities, such as lupin and canola meals, for inclusion in aquaculture feeds, both domestically and internationally. This project has progressed substantially over recent years and grain markets are now established in Australia and Europe. Present annual estimated value of these markets is ~$12 million.The project involves: * substantial liaison with the grain production and processing industries and the aquaculture feed production industries to identify key opportunities to facilitate the expansion of use of grains in aquaculture feeds; and * the development and assessment of value-added protein meals from lupins by evaluating of the nutritional value of key products when fed to rainbow trout and processing limitations on the production and use of those grain products.All research work is being conducted in WA through UWA's Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) using the Department of Fisheries nutrition research facility at the Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre. Expansion of the project will see further commercial partners involved in 2003/2004 and additional product evaluation work undertaken in Tasmania and Norway.Time : ends June 2006.

本项目协调、管理并实施相关研究，旨在开发西澳大利亚州出产的农产品（如羽扇豆粕与菜籽粕）用于水产养殖饲料的潜力，覆盖国内与国际市场。近年来本项目已取得显著进展，目前澳大利亚与欧洲已建立相关谷物产品市场，当前这些市场的年度估算价值约为1200万美元。
本项目包含以下工作：
* 与谷物生产加工行业及水产饲料生产行业开展广泛对接，以识别关键机遇，推动谷物在水产养殖饲料中的应用拓展；
* 开发并评估羽扇豆增值蛋白粕产品：通过评估核心产品饲喂虹鳟的营养价值，以及此类谷物产品生产与使用中的加工限制条件。
所有研究工作均在西澳大利亚州开展，由西澳大学（University of Western Australia）的地中海农业豆科研究中心（Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, CLIMA）依托彭伯顿淡水研究中心的渔业部营养研究设施完成。项目扩展计划将于2003/2004年度引入更多商业合作伙伴，并在塔斯马尼亚州与挪威开展额外的产品评估工作。本项目于2006年6月结束。