Hyacinth Beans (lablab purpereus) As an Emerging Plant Protein Source for Animal Production: A Review https://doi.org/10.12982/VIS.2026.015
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Feed scarcity is the primary limiting factor to small ruminant livestock production in developing countries; an extensive system of management provides poor quality roughages/crop residue, which has low crude protein and high crude fibre. However, conventional protein sources have become short in supply and often unavailable, due to rivalry between man and animals for plant protein. These challenges predispose to decreased feed intake, irregular growth and reproductive performance, and marked fluctuations in seasonal live weight. In the struggle to improve the utilization of such poor-quality roughages, there is a need to evaluate the hyacinth bean, which is a non-conventional forage legume that has no direct human food and industrial value and reaches its full potential for herbage yield and quality in the late dry season when other fodders are scarce. The hyacinth bean provides adequate dry season supplementation and improves the productivity of grazing during the dry season; In conclusion, the Hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) is a non-conventional proteinaceous plant widely grown throughout the year for animal consumption in the tropics. It is a drought resistance legume with no direct human use and industrial value and reaches its full potential for herbage yield and quality in the late dry season when other fodders are scarce. Hyacinth bean fodder improves the utilization of poor-quality roughage or crop residues with crude protein of 12 to 19 %, and it is cheaper, palatable, nutritionally adequate and safe for livestock feeding. The seeds contain high protein (24 to 28%) with the potential to meet the nutritional requirements of livestock. Lablab seeds contain some anti-nutritional compounds, so it is necessary to process them before feeding ruminant and monogastric animals as inclusions or feed supplements in addition to conventional feeds.
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