Irrespective of the substrate, length and biomass of earthworms increased at a decreasing rate between the 1st and 11th weeks. Growth rate was 17.7, 15.8, 15.6 and 14.3 mg/worm/day when earthworms were fed AW, CM + SBCR, CM and SBCR, respectively. eugeniae were studied using four organic substrates including abattoir waste (AW), cattle manure (CM), soya bean crop residue (SBCR) and a binary mixture of cattle manure and soya bean crop residue (CM + SBCR) aged for 2 weeks. To generate this information, reproductive characteristics, growth and offtake of E. It is, however, essential to understand the reproductive characteristics, fecundity, longevity and growth patterns of earthworms to promote vermiculture biotechnology as a strategy for ecological livestock intensification and sustainable production of earthworm biomass as a source of protein and vermicompost.

There is limited knowledge about how organic substrates influence reproductive characteristics and growth of African night crawler earthworm ( Eudrilus eugeniae).

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