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19-04-2007, 11:32 PM
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compost problem
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"Stuart Naylor" wrote in message i know there's two schools of thought on poo: one is that all poo is good (that would be me) In just a few words :-) Cow manure is considered safe and excellent for compost or direct in the garden but most dogs receive medications periodically to rid them of parasites and the medications can also kill compost worms. So first off there is a withholding period when dog poo can't be added to the worm farm. but you can add the poo later after it's sat for a while, if you are concerned :-) also, medications have changed - this may no longer be true in all cases. (well, i know horse medications have changed - one would need to find out concerning dog medication specifically). Dog dewormer has the active ingredient called fenbendazole. Compost worms are called Eisenia fetida. If you do a google or vivisimo search on these two search criteria, I'd be most interested if you can manage to find anything to worry about. I couldn't. I had no luck finding anything of a scientific nature that suggested there was any chance of the worm farm worms being killed by any of the common vermicides applied at the recommended dosage rates. The only really negative info I found related to Ivomectin and in that case, it seems that you'd need to overdose the animal (not a dog) to the point of death with Ivomectin (which isn't a dog dewormer) to have any affect on soil earthworms at all. This may interest you http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15216554 |
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#17
20-04-2007, 08:38 AM
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compost problem
"Stuart Naylor" wrote in message
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:32:06 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "0tterbot" wrote in message "Stuart Naylor" wrote in message i know there's two schools of thought on poo: one is that all poo is good (that would be me) In just a few words :-) Cow manure is considered safe and excellent for compost or direct in the garden but most dogs receive medications periodically to rid them of parasites and the medications can also kill compost worms. So first off there is a withholding period when dog poo can't be added to the worm farm. but you can add the poo later after it's sat for a while, if you are concerned :-) also, medications have changed - this may no longer be true in all cases. (well, i know horse medications have changed - one would need to find out concerning dog medication specifically). Dog dewormer has the active ingredient called fenbendazole. Compost worms are called Eisenia fetida. If you do a google or vivisimo search on these two search criteria, I'd be most interested if you can manage to find anything to worry about. I couldn't. The medications I'm currently giving to my dogs on a monthly basis contain praziquartel Are you sure it isn't praziquantel????? That is the most common treatment for dogs in farming areas to prevent tapeworm, specifically the hydatid tapeworm. It works on most worms but not heartworm AFAIK. Are you in a farming area? and milbemycin as the active constituents to prevent heartworm and control all the other worms that usually infest dogs. Previously they had diethylcarbamazine citrate daily to prevent heartworm. The milbemycin is the heartworm treatment for dogs which return a negative test. I had no luck finding anything of a scientific nature that suggested there was any chance of the worm farm worms being killed by any of the common vermicides applied at the recommended dosage rates. The only really negative info I found related to Ivomectin and in that case, it seems that you'd need to overdose the animal (not a dog) to the point of death with Ivomectin (which isn't a dog dewormer) to have any affect on soil earthworms at all. The suppliers of worm farms and compost worms suggest a withholding period of feeding dog poo after dogs have been treated for worms. I would too if I was selling them. I did notice when I did a search that this was the recommendation but I couldn't find any scientific info to back up their advice. They might be just a bit overcautious but best to be safe than sorry especially if there is a chance of wormfarmers using it too fresh on leaf veg. I was told by a very old professional gardener, that dog shit was brilliant for fertilising citrus trees. I've never tried it as my dogs poop in the bushes (except for one of them who was town bred and prefers to do his tiny poops at the bottom of the steps. All his stuff goes straight into a bucket and then to the tip when there is a bucket full). Putting it under a citrus tree would get it out of the way and not contaminate anything else I should imagine. |
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#18
08-03-2011, 08:08 PM
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Hi There
I am new to worm farming and i didnt know where to start but just wanted to give it a go. So thought i would have a search around the internet to see what info was available and couldnt really find much! However i did find a really great book to download which was incredibly informative and really easy to read. Now I am so excited as i have a better understanding as a complete novice and i highly recommend it to anyone starting out. I found it under this website: Beginners Guide to Starting a Worm Farm would appreciate any further advice from anyone. Allotment Lady Quote:
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