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The benefit of a legume-mix (faba beans, peas, lupines) which has been conditioned by hydrothermical treatment in pig-feeding

Project


Project code: 2811NA034
Contract period: 01.04.2012 - 31.01.2015
Budget: 109,104 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research

The purpose of the project Legumitherm is the development of a strategy to save the regional supply of protein in pigfeeding by technical conditioning (hydrothermical treatment) of a mix of three legumes: faba beans, peas and lupines (33 % each). The treaded legumes will be feeded to piglets to see, how the piglets grow with it. Another duty of the project is the knowledge-transfer of all projects with the topic of protein supply in pig and chicken feeding.

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Associated projects: Coloured blooming winter peas in pig feed under the conditions of organic farming and studies on the use of a hydrothermally treated mixture of local legumes in organic pig farming

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