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    Vermimeal, which is produced from processed earthworm biomass, can be used as a substitute for imported fish meal in animal and fish feeds. Studies in the Philippines found that tilapia and quail fed an earthworm meal diet performed better and were more efficient than those fed a fish meal diet. Commercial earthworm farming is viable in the Philippines due to its climate and available raw materials. A 1,000 square meter vermimeal production facility could produce 600 kilograms per month worth P15,000 using current technologies.

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    Vermimeal, which is produced from processed earthworm biomass, can be used as a substitute for imported fish meal in animal and fish feeds. Studies in the Philippines found that tilapia and quail fed an earthworm meal diet performed better and were more efficient than those fed a fish meal diet. Commercial earthworm farming is viable in the Philippines due to its climate and available raw materials. A 1,000 square meter vermimeal production facility could produce 600 kilograms per month worth P15,000 using current technologies.

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    Vermimeal Production

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    Vermimeal, which is produced from processed earthworm biomass, can be used as a substitute for imported fish meal in animal and fish feeds. Studies in the Philippines found that tilapia and quail fed an earthworm meal diet performed better and were more efficient than those fed a fish meal diet. Commercial earthworm farming is viable in the Philippines due to its climate and available raw materials. A 1,000 square meter vermimeal production facility could produce 600 kilograms per month worth P15,000 using current technologies.

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    Updated March 16, 2003 - 12:00am

    "Vermimeal", which is produced by processing earthworm biomass into


    earthworm meal, is an excellent substitute for imported fish meal used for prawn,
    fish, and animal diets.
    Commercial earthworm production is highly feasible in the country because of its
    tropical climate and abundance of raw materials, stressed the Los Baos-based
    Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Aquatic and
    Marine Research and Development (DOST-PCAMRD).
    "Vermimeal is used just like fish meal in formulating feeds," explained PCAMRD
    headed by Executive Director Rafael D. Guerrero III.
    In feeding trials on fish, it was found that weight gain, survival rate, and feed
    conversion of tilapia fed with earthworm meal were better than for tilapia fed with
    fish meal.
    Similar results were obtained from studies on quail ("pogo").
    PCAMRD added that although local commercial vermimeal production is still in
    its take-off stage, field tests have shown its cost-effectiveness.
    It reported that with the current state-of-the-art technology of producing three
    kilograms of earthworm biomass per square meter per month, a 1,000-sq-m
    production facility can produce 600 kilograms of vermimeal per month with a
    value of P15,000. – Rudy A. Fernandez

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