Storage Lupin can be stored directly from the field if the grain moisture content is 15 percent or less. If the lupin seed is to be stored for longer periods of time, the moisture content should be below 12 percent. Lupin either can be dried by natural air or low temperature drying. To prevent spoilage from moisture migration, the grain should be aerated. Extra care should be taken when storing seed to be used for planting the following season.
Lupin seed is vulnerable to mechanical damage, as are soybeans or dry edible beans.
Uses Lupin seed can be fed directly to poultry and livestock either whole, cracked or ground. Calves fed ground lupin respond as well as if they were being fed soybean meal. Beef - All studies indicate that lupins are a satisfactory protein supplement for beef cattle in either whole or ground form. Lambs - According to ration trials, whole lupin seed can replace 100 percent of the soybean meal in lamb diets. Swine - Lupin can replace up to 20 percent of the total diet of swine weighing more than 120 pounds, with no decrease in production.