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ThesisItem Open Access BIOCONVERSION OF POULTRY LITTER AS VERMICOMPOST(TANUVAS, Chennai, 2017) Saravanan, M.R.; Sivakumar, K.; Singh, D. Anandha Prakash; Prabu, M.; TANUVASThe vermicomposting experiment with Eudrilus eugeniae (Kingberg, 1867) was carried out at the Department of Livestock Production Management, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. Vermicomposting of broiler poultry litter (BPL) as main substrate was attempted after mixing with carbon sources viz. coconut coir pith (CCP), farm yard manure (FY M). Pre-composting followed by vermicomposting was done with eight different treatment groups after optimization of C: N ratio to 25: 1; 30: 1 and 35: 1 BPL and FYM alone were kept as control groups.