This study was conducted between September 2019 - June 2021 to determine the earthworm fauna of Edirne province. For this purpose, 79 samples were collected from 14 localities within borders Province. Identification resulted in recording 9 species belonging 5 genera as follows; Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826), dubiosa (Örley, 1881), jassyensis (Michaelsen, 1891), rosea trapezoides (Duge...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh subtitusi pakan babi starter dengan tepung jagung dan cacing tanah terhadap peforma nilai ekonomis. menggunakan 24 ekor anak landrace betina lepas sapih yang di berikan (Lumbricus rubellus) dalam selama 30 hari. Kelompok perlakuan masing-masing terdiri atas 6 yaitu (P0) sebagai kontrol, (P1) diberikan 9% 1%, (P2) 8,5% 1,5%, (P3) 8% 2% pada paka...

BACKGROUND The interplay between diet, gut bacteria and health still remain enigmatic. Here, we addressed this issue through the investigation of the effect of crystalline cellulose on the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris gut microbiota composition and survival. METHODS Earthworm gut contents were analyzed after 14 days of feeding using a mixed 16S rRNA gene sequencing approach, in addition to ...

The structural and functional consequences of changes in size or scale have been well studied in animals with rigid skeletons, but relatively little is known about scale effects in animals with hydrostatic skeletons. We used glycol methacrylate histology and microscopy to examine the scaling of mechanically important morphological features of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris over an ontogenet...