Dr. Gerhard Bellof is Professor of Animal Nutrition at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany. He has published monographs and many articles on livestock feeding. He is co-editor of Futtermittel für landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere (Feeds for Farm Animals; 2021).Dr. Mechthild Freitag is Professor of Physiology and Nutrition at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Her main interests are animal nutrition and animal health as well as aspects of animal welfare. She is co-editor of Futtermittel für landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere (Feeds for Farm Animals; 2021).

• List of figures and tables IXAbbreviations XVIList of the Authors XVII1 Legumes – classification and differentiationGerhard Bellof, Manuela Specht, and Mechthild Freitag2 Grain legumes2.1 Importance and cultivation of grain legumesManuela Specht2.2 Grain legumes in aquacultureMonika Weiß2.3 Antinutritive factors (ANF) in grain legumesMechthild Freitag2.4 Grain peas (Pisum sativum L.)Mechthild Freitag2.5 Faba beans (Vicia faba L.)Mechthild Freitag2.6 Sweet lupins (Lupinus sp.)Mechthild Freitag2.7 Soybeans (Glycine max L.) and products (European cultivation)Gerhard Bellof2.8 Other grain legumesGerhard Bellof2.9 Feed from grain legume processingMechthild Freitag3 Green legumes3.1 Importance and cultivation of green (forage) legumesStephan Hartmann3.2 Harvesting and preservation methods for obtaining protein-rich green legume productsGerhard Bellof3.3 Antinutritive factors in green legumesPetra Weindl3.4 Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) and refining products of lucerneGerhard Bellof3.5 Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and refining products of red cloverGerhard Bellof