Life Cycle Patterns of Epigeic Earthworm Species (Eisenia fetida, Eisenia andrei, and Dendrobaena veneta) in a Blend of Brewery Sludge and Cow Dung

Table 3

Growth and sexual development of tested earthworm species in brewery sludge mixed with cow dung.

Growth and maturation	Earthworm species
	E. fetida	E. andrei	D. veneta
Mean initial weight/worm (g)	0.23 ± 1.65	0.22 ± 1.9	0.31 ± 1.3
Maximum weight attained/worm (g)	0.63 ± 1.58	0.6 ± 1.65	0.94 ± 1.34
Maximum weight achieved on	4^th week	4^th week	7^th week
Average maturation weight	0.592 ± 0.66	0.58 ± 0.76	1.42 ± 0.46
Minimum time to found full clitellum development	4 weeks	4 weeks	7 weeks
Minimum developmental time to start cocoon production	4 weeks	4 weeks	7 weeks