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Thanks for the suggestion ,Mr. Anoop. Can you please suggest something similar realated to poultry feed?

Dear Mr Aktar,

Earthworms have been broadly used for the cultivation (breeding/rearing for reproduction in order to increase the quantity) since they are ubiquitous with a worldwide distribution and colonize organic substrates naturally. The size and vigor of Eisenia fetida could make it of potential interest as poultry feed.

Raw or pre-processed mixture of organic wastes in a form suitable for blending of nitrogen rich organic wastes with carbonaceous bulking agents and/or additives as required could be used to rear the earthworms. Nonetheless, prime factors should be considered during the cultivation process such as; temperature limit for survival and moisture tolerance range. In short, the life cycle and optimal conditions for survival and growth of the earthworms which you choose for the rearing process should be known.

Regards

Nuhaa

Thanks a ton for the information, Ms. Nuhaa. Also,Can you please she'd some light on the preparation of culture media (specifically the combination/proportion in which different organic wastes should be combined) ?

Different age groups of earthworms could be taken from a vermicomposting unit. In a controlled temperature laboratory facility system or any medium which is at your convenience in your country, stock earthworms could be cultured on partly decayed cow dung mixed with leaf trash of Litchi chinensis or Mangifera indica or Dimocarpus longan .

For developing the cultures, perspex bin could be fabricated. Since you will be using the new juvenile earthworms as poultry feed (not for a research experiment), there is no need for you to incubate the fresh cocoons of stock earthworms. Thus, hatchlings would be developed naturally at 25 C in the partly decayed cow dung mixed with leaf trash.

Regards

Nuhaa

Very interesting question, earth worm needs carbohydrate and protein. Any material which provide it should be recommended.