How to cultivate worm
Hallo steemian come back with me @ambia this time i will explain how to cultivate the worm.
Super Earthworm Cultivation - Earthworms enter into low-grade animals, because the worms do not have spine. Worms belong to the Oligochaeta class. Beyond the disgust of earthworms for some people but earthworms have tremendous potential for human life and well-being. In fishery centers, earthworms play an important role as the best food for the fishery world.
Type of Earthworm :
Earthworms have a very large and diverse species, but the most widely cultivated species of worms are Lumbricidae, Megascolicidae, Eiseinia, Genus Lumbricus, Perionyx, Pheretima, Lidrillus and Diplocardi. As for the most popular cultivated is the type of Periony, Pheretima and Lumbricu. The three types of earthworms are very easy to cultivate. Because the worms prefer to live in places that come from organic materials such as kitchen waste or manure, and both media is very easy to obtain.
*Earthworm Lumbricus
Flat body shape, has a segment of about 90-195, klitelum located in the segment only about 27-32 only. This type of worm is very weak if compete with other worms so that the size of the body is smaller. But if the worm is cultivated with adequate feeding, it can reach a great more than other types of ccaing.
*Pheretima earthworm
Long gilik body shape with cylindrical red purple. This type of worm has a segment between 95-150 and the previous clause lies in segment 14-16. Which includes this type of worms are koot worms, worm necklaces and red worms.
*Perionyx earthworms
Its body shape is dark purple to red brownish, has segment around 75-165 and its clause is located in segment 13-17. This type of worm is more sensitive spoiled so much needed special handling when cultivated.
Of the three worms, Lumbricus Rubellus type worm is the most superior and easy to be cultivated because the worm has a good vitality. With good growth, worms can produce more eggs.
*The Benefits of Earthworm
As animal feed, because worms have a high protein content. Livestock in question is poultry and fish.
As a raw material for the manufacture of drugs. Earthworms can be used as medicine raw materials or directly used as a cure for diseases such as fever, lowering blood pressure, rheumatism, cure bronchitis, toothache to typhoid.
For cosmetic raw materials. Earthworms are made for the manufacture of cosmetic raw materials such as skin moisturizer and lipstick.
As a human food. Earthworms can also be consumed by humans because of their high protein content, even higher than poultry and other mammals.
Preparation of Media for Cultivation of Earthworms
The soil used as a medium for live worms should contain more organic content.
Organic materials can come from livestock manure, deciduous leaves, dead animals and others. Earthworms like rotten matter as well as food.
Worms can live on acidic soils with a pH of 6-7.2. With these pH conditions the worms can grow well.
The media for live worms should have about 15-30% humidity.
Hatching cocoon and also the growth of earthworm seeds require temperatures around 15-25 º
Locations for the cultivation of hellus earthworms in a place protected from direct sunlight. Should place it in a place that is easily supervised, for example under shade trees, or in pinggi home.
Techniques of Cultivation of Earthworms
*Earthworm Cages
Cages should be made of inexpensive materials and easily obtainable such as used boards, bamboo, rumbia, ijuk or clay tile. Made with a size between 1.5 x 18 m with a height of 0.45 m. The enclosure is also made high-rise to the size in order to accommodate many such as shelves, stacked boxes, panjing lined or leveled fishing.
*Nurseries of Earthworms
Selection of Seeds For Prospective Parent
Characteristic of a good worm to serve as a mother is a worm must be healthy and have good growth potential. These seedlings can be taken from the wild, from poultry droppings, or other places. If you want to breed large-scale worms better buy seeds for sires from existing earthworm breeders. Because the seeds must have been guaranteed as a superior seed.
*Seedling
Put the worm seeds into the soil media that we have prepared. If the worm gets into the ground and does not come out for 30 minutes means the media we have prepared is successful for worm cultivation.
*Seedling Treatment For Parent
A cage with a height of 0.3 m, a length of 2.5 m, and a width of 1m, can be filled 10,000 heads of worms. Treatment is done gradually, ie care for small amounts and then if the worms have increased, the worms are old and the young should be separated so that no cannibalism occurs.
Furthermore, at the time of feeding, the feed is given according to the weight of the worm. For example, the weight of the worm seeds 1 kg then the food needed per day is also 1 kg. The feed given should be mixed with water at a ratio of 1: 1. The media also needs to be replaced more or less every two weeks.
*Pest and Disease Control
Worm worms can come from other animals such as poultry, frogs, ants, or other animals that often prey on worms. For the disease can be controlled by replacing the soil media every 2 weeks.
Harvesting.
Animals that are considered disgusting by some people turn out to have benefits and market opportunities are quite extraordinary. The process of harvesting earthworms can produce two crops of worms and kascing (worm).
How to harvest the earthworm by providing lights on the surface of the media, then worms will rise and gather so as to facilitate for harvesting. If harvest time there is a cocoon (egg worm), the egg should be restored as normal and set the medium temperature for cocoon hatching.
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