Earthworm farming and processing as animal feed

Worms less curly , dark purple , tapered head 2 , live in more humid : nuuoc ditches , ponds , in garbage .

Feed worms including straw , bagasse , shavings of ... 50 % , green leaves , vegetables , banana peels ... 20 % and cattle dung , poultry 30 % . In that cattle manure is best . Just like worms 2kg ( about 5,000 children ) consume 1 - 2kg per day of compost for every 1,000 children monthly eats 100kg of compost . Mix all the ingredients in proportion nuuoc 70 % , 30 % compost ... ( take the straw material ... ) nhuu incubated compost pile outside tightly sealed with mud , elevated temperature , for 3-4 weeks . When the temperature is lowered in temperature for the worms shall eat truuong .

In pits or tanks worms ( depending on the volume that needs doing to small ) lined a thick humus layer of 15 - 20cm , finished compost food laying up on 20 - 30cm thick .

Thuuong select more ground worms ( on the ground has various worms ) bred worms cut at 2 - 3cm layer on the surface or catch the worm . Where were they willing to take the worms breeding worms , soil sieve have many eggs left , taken as the same . Or buy like worms of the same worm farms .

Stocking thuuong worms in holes in the morning to get under duuoi worm humus layer , as the worms curl shrimp/m2 5000 , 10,000 shrimp/m2 worm . After laying worms drop composted food ( or sprayed truuoc ) nhuu mentioned above and tuuoi nuuoc sweet enough moisture ( not irrigated nuuoc salty , brackish salty junk nuuoc ) , if the 34 - 35oC hot weather so much tuuoi time to lower the temperature . Depending luuong many little worms , weekly spraying for worms composting more food .

Worm holes or tanks to avoid roof rainwater sun . Night should be light , especially at wind rainwater to prevent worms crawling away .

2 . Harvesting and processing flour worms

Meal worms are foods high in protein , over 70 % ( higher than fish meal , beans tuuong etc. .. ) , in some meal worms nuuoc price quite expensive .

a) Harvesting worms

When the worms have developed many pit bull on both sides , then cut topsoil , ready to get worms .

Worms can chicken , duck , goose tuuoi eat when collecting worms , worms per bird for 5-7 / day , bring some big luuong meal worms do .

b ) Processing of powder worms

- Maybe it's dried or roasted worms for a new dry powder cost . Wash worms , sand worms when mixed with bran or dried , exposed for worms secrete mucus . When dry brittle worms ready dust , sand , crushed and then taken to bring the worm bagging for storage in a dry place . Meal worms added to poultry feed , pig 3-5 % .

c ) Do earthworms sauce

Nhuu nematode salt salt sauce shrimps , after several months of fish gobbling worms . For pig worms eat fish every day or 2 days 1 15-20g/con 30g/con times .

Where there are multiple conditions Fork feed worms , meal worms can be used as replacement of fish meal , meat meal in compound feed pigs and chickens .

(Source : Processing of animal feed , poultry , Culture, Ethnic Publishing House )