Novel Vermicomposting of Chicken Slaughter Waste (CSW) with Earthworm Lampito mauritii for formulating efficient Fish Fodder

?The effort of preparing the soil which earthworms carry out is of incalculable value and could not be performed more efficiently by any machinery invented and made by man? (Niir Board). Thus the present study planned with the novel objective of exploring the opportunity of converting Chicken Slaughter Waste (CSW) which is otherwise an organic pollutant to a value added product by using vermicomposting as a tool. The interior objective is to inspect the quality of the vermicomposting produced from the chicken slaughter waste, to prepare a formulated fish-feed by means of the earthworm raised in the culture and to study the outcome of the formulated fish-feed on the growth rate and efficiency of a preferred fish. Vermicomposting of the CSW in the concentration of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% in combination with paddy straw was carried out using Lampito mauritii, an Earth worm specie native to India. The fish feed was prepared by using 20% and 40% of Lampito mauritii earthworms and is fed to experimental fish O.mossambicus in determining the growth rates and efficiency. Our study shown that, the formulated fish feed blended with appropriate proportions of earthworm substitution significantly enhanced the growth rates and growth efficiency in O.mossambicus. Therefore with this research outcome, it is demonstrated that the chicken slaughter waste for vermicomposting of Lampito mauritii earthworm assists in developing an efficient fish feed with minimal economic investment.