Sweet lupin grain ( angustifolius) A feed resource for fattening small in Southwestern Ethiopia

Habite Tilaye, Jane Wamatu, Melkamu Derseh, Bimrew Asmare

Description

✓ Lupines are members of the genus Lupineus L. in the family (). Taxonomically, lupin belongs to the class of Magnoliophyta Angiospermae), subclass Magnoliatae (Dicotyledoneae) and order .

✓ Sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) is used as an alternative source of feed for mid and high-altitude areas of Ethiopia. Locally referred to as “Gibto” in Ethiopia), it is widely used to describe seeds of different domesticated

Lupines species. Traditional processing practice of whole sweet lupin grain in Doyogena, Southern ✓ The grain has a high protein content, but the high levels Ethiopia of alkaloids (bitter tasting compounds) makes the grain unpalatable and sometimes toxic to human and livestock.

✓ Lupin alkaloids are commonly removed (or reduced) by different processing practices like soaking in water prior to use, dehulling and heat processing.

✓ The nutritional content of lupine is influenced by, location management, genetics, processing practice and species. Roasted sweet lupin grain used to fatten rams in Doyogena, Southern Ethiopia ✓ The chemical composition and digestibility of various forms of processed sweet lupin grains are as follows:

Form of % DM processing DM CP NDF ADF ADL IVOMD grain Roasted and 93.4 36.1 30.2 16.8 1.9 80.6 coarsely ground Whole 93.3 39.3 30.3 14.7 1.1 81.7 soaked Whole 93.1 28.2 38.7 25.3 1.6 72.8 steamed Steamed sweet lupin grain for ram feeding DM: dry matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid in Doyogena, southern Ethiopia detergent fiber; ADL, acid detergent lignin; IVOMD, in vitro organic matter digestibility.

✓An on-farm trial with Doyogena Average daily body weight gain after a 90-days feeding yearling sheep supplemented sheep with 440g/head/day with three forms of trial was 130g/day, 110g/day and 140g/day respectively processed sweet lupin grains; roasted against unprocessed grains with 50g/day. and coarsely ground, soaked and steamed.

Where does this intervention fit? Key benefits ✓ The seed and vegetative parts of sweet Potential to overcome feed Score lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) are a limitations rich source of protein and energy. The ▪ In diets which deficient with crude High grain can be fed whole or ground, protein such as tropical roughages

making it a valuable resource for both for animals High monogastric and ruminant production ▪ As a substitute for high value systems proteins such as soybean in ✓ Lupines have been successfully monogastric animals identified as an economical alternative High ▪ Dairy, fattening, broiler and layer protein source that is able to be rations cultivated and fed to animals at a positive profit margin. Applicability to livestock Score

Key limitations1 Cattle • Fattening High • Dairy  High alkaloid content High

 Rapid spoilage after processing. Sheep/ • Breeding High  Processing practice and formulation is goats intensive labour and requires good • Fattening High management  Requires an optimal balance in a • Breeding (sows, piglets) Pigs • Fattening None ration

• Broilers Medium For more information Chicken • Layers Medium ✓ Brenes, A., Slominsky, B. A., Marquardt, R. Guenter, W., Viveros, A. Applicability to farming system Score (2003), Effect of enzyme addition on • Mixed crop livestock systems the digestibility’s of cell wall Urban livestock production systems Low polysaccharides and oligosaccharides from whole, dehulled and ethanol- • Agro-pastoral/extensive mixed extracted white lupines in chickens systems Low

Poultry Science, 82:1716-1725 • Intensive mixed crop-livestock Very Likawent Yeheyis, Claudia Kijora, ✓ system High Firew Tegegne, Kurt J. Peters. (2012). Sweet blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius • Landless livestock producers Medium L.) seed as a substitute for concentrate Requirement for resources Score mix supplement in the diets of yearling ▪ Land Medium washera rams fed on natural pasture ▪ Water Medium hay as basal diet in Ethiopia. Tropical ▪ Labour Medium Animal Health and Production, Requirement of ▪ Cash/credit 44:1255–12. Medium ▪ Access to inputs ✓ Nahom Ephrem., Firew Tegegne, Medium yeshamble Mekuriaw, Likawent ▪ Knowledge/skills Medium Yeheyis, L. (2015). Nutrient intake, digestibility and growth performance of Consent Statement: “Personal information including Washera lambs supplemented with Name, Business title, Email, Phones, Images and graded levels of sweet blue lupin GPS points included in this report have been (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seed. Small authorized in writing or verbally by the data subject” J. Wamatu Ruminant Research, 130, 101-107.