Biodegradation of Animal Waste by Lumbricus terrestris

The possibility of recycling animal waste through the common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris was studied. Earthworms were raised in beds and fed only raw feces and water with lime added as a buffer. The conversion of kilograms of fecal dry matter to kilograms of live earthworms was 2:1. The excretio...

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Published in:Journal of dairy science 1972-06, Vol.55 (6), p.870-872
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