A. A. Korovin, V. V. Golembovskiy
North Caucasus Federal Agrarian Research Centеr, Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia
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Volume 25 No. 8
Date of paper submission: 16.10.2024, date of review: 26.04.2025, date of acceptance: 27.05.2025.
Published: 08/31/2025
Abstract. The purpose of the study is to collect and analyse literature data on the use of earthworm biomass of the family Lumbricidae and vermicompost, obtained on the basis of vermitekhnologies processing of animal byproducts, in fodder production and obtaining marketable environmentally safe products of livestock, poultry and fish farming. Objectives: 1) to analyse the results of research on the use of earthworms of the family Lumbricidae in fodder production, covered in domestic and foreign literature; 2) to investigate the problems of delaying the widespread introduction of vermitekhnologies for the production of fodder additives; 3) to assess the prospects for the introduction of vermitekhnologies in the production of fodder additives. Materials and methods of research. Analytical methods of studying and processing information from domestic and foreign Internet resources (RSCI, ScienceDirect Google Scholar). Results. Rapid population growth requires a multiple increase in the production of food products with a high content of animal protein. Depletion of resources for fodder protein production, rising prices for meat-bone and fish meal require the development and rapid introduction of new economically attractive and environmentally favourable technologies of fodder additives production. The use of vermiculture technology allows not only to increase the production of fodder and food products while reducing its cost, but also significantly reduce the toxic impact of agricultural waste on the environment. Scientific novelty consists in the system analysis of empirical literature data on the use of native biomass of earthworms of the family Lumbricidae and vermicompost to improve the diet of farm animals in terms of organic and mineral components, It is proposed to use earthworms of the family Lumbricidae and vermicompost produced by them as a feed additive.
Keywords: feed additives in animal husbandry, earthworms of the family Lumbricidae, vermiculture, protein, nutrients
For citation: Korovin A. A., Golembovskiy V. V. Prospects for the use of vermiculture elements as a bioorganic component of fodder mixtures for farm animals and birds (review). Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. 2025; 25 (08): 1222‒1234. https://doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2025-25-08-1222-1234 (In Russ.)
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