Background: Before the weaning phase, piglets often experience diarrhea and anemia caused by infection with germs such that after weaning, their growth rate reduces, they become pale also prone to other illnesses which may lead death. This study aims determine effect of earthworm flour (TCT) on growth, morbidity, mortality, blood profile, antibody titer as an immunomodulator. Method: Ninety wer...

The concentration of toxic metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil, their bioaccumulation Lumbricus terrestris areas around Kolo Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria were evaluated this study. 12 soil samples collected from 4 sites, while also where obtained. Toxic extracted using aqua regia quantified with a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Extraction PAHs was achieved by l...

Earthworms are useful bioindicator organisms for soil biomonitoring. Recently the use of pollution biomarkers in earthworms has been increasingly investigated for soil monitoring and assessment. Earthworm coelomic fluid is particularly interesting from a toxicological perspective, because it is responsible for pollutant disposition and tissue distribution to the whole organism. The aim of the p...