Vermiculture in animal farming: A review on the biological and nonbiological risks related to earthworms in animal feed

Earthworms are part of natural diet of some farm animals such as poultry. They are a protein source. Unfortunately, earthworms can accumulate some toxic substances occurring in the soil and animals can be contaminated through feed containing these earthworms. The biological and nonbiological risks r...

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Main Authors: Patrick Byambas, Jean Luc Hornick, Didier Marlier, Frederic Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Cogent Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2019.1591328