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Lupin Processing : A New Development, R S. Coffey
Lupin Processing : A New Development, R S. Coffey
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
For a number of years Grain Pool marketing representatives have approachd stockfeed manufacturers around the world in an attempt to broaden the market for Western Australian lupin seed.
Wherever there was enough consumer interest to conduct a nutritional evaluation of the product, lupins were found to be non competitive for inclusion in both pig and poultry rations, while at the same price being acceptable as a cattle feed ingredient. The reason for this disparity proved to be the varying degrees of fibre digestability of lupins for the various livestock tested.
It became apparent that the fibrous lupin seed coat or …
Atrophic Rhinitis In Pigs, A R. Mercy
Atrophic Rhinitis In Pigs, A R. Mercy
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Severe atrophic rhinitis in pigs recurred recently in Australia after an apparent absence of some 20 years. The first of these recent cases occurred in a Westerm Australian herd in late 1984 and since then six other local herds have reported the disease. Severe atrophic rhinitis has also been seen recently in South Australia.
Atrophic rhinitis is a complex disease which causes degeneration of the nasal cavity, twisting of the snout and sometimes occasional bleeding from the nose.
It occurs only in pigs and severely affected animals may have a slower growth rate.