Lupins are a legume grown predominantly in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales for stock feed. Lupins can be fed as a part of a balanced diet to all animals.
There are two basic types of lupins, bitter and sweet varieties. The ones currently grown commercially as a stock feed in Australia are the sweet types of the narrow leafed lupin (L. angustifolius) which has the cultivars Merrit, Gungurru, Warrah, Yorrel and Danj and the white lupin (L. albus) which has the cultivars Ultra, Hamburg, Kiev and Neuland.
