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，旨在挖掘西澳本土生产的商品（如羽扇豆粕与菜籽粕）用于国内外水产养殖饲料的潜力。本项目近年已取得显著进展，目前澳大利亚与欧洲已建立相关谷物应用市场，当前该类市场的年度估算价值约为1200万美元。

本项目涵盖以下工作：
* 与谷物生产加工、水产饲料生产两大产业开展广泛沟通协作，以识别关键机遇，推动谷物在水产养殖饲料中的应用扩张；
* 开发并评估羽扇豆增值蛋白粕产品，通过评估核心产品投喂虹鳟后的营养价值，以及该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开展，由西澳大学地中海农业豆科研究中心（Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, CLIMA）依托渔业部设于彭伯顿淡水研究中心的营养研究设施开展。项目扩容后，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。

项目周期至2006年6月结束。