1. Animals
1.1. Types of animals -
1.1.1. Goats
1.1.2. Sheep
1.1.3. Cattle
1.2. Measurments -
1.2.1. Parasites
1.2.1.1. EPG (eggs per gram) (t0 to tx)
1.2.1.2. Serological tests?
1.2.1.3. "Infectious dose"(t0)
1.2.1.4. Parasites in earthworms' cast
1.2.1.5. Distribution of nematodes eggs and larvae in soil layers
1.2.2. Animal Growth
1.2.2.1. Live Weight (t0 to tx)
1.2.2.2. Food intake (t0 to tx)
1.2.3. Food intake
1.2.4. Pasture
1.2.4.1. Organic matter (N...)
1.2.4.2. Chargement ( animaux/ha)
1.2.5. Earthworms
1.2.5.1. Quantity in the soil (t0 to tx)
1.2.5.1.1. Number of worms per m2
1.2.5.1.2. Number of worms burrows per m2
1.2.5.1.3. Number of casts (ex: 50 x 50 cm)
1.2.5.2. Quantity in the vermicompost
1.2.5.3. Species
1.2.5.4. Organic matter C:N ratio
1.2.5.5. Total biomasse
1.2.6. Vermicompost
1.2.6.1. Quantity
1.2.6.2. Number of additions
2. Soil (composition and general knowledge)
2.1. Types of soils
2.2. Layers
2.3. Physical and chemical properties
3. Pasture
3.1. Mixed pasture : (cows + goats; cows + sheep)
3.2. Soil-born pests
3.3. Grassland conditions
3.4. Non-organic agricultural practices
3.5. Organic agricultural practices
3.6. Use of pesticides
4. Vermicompost
4.1. Technology
4.2. Vermicompost tea
4.3. Vermicompost and organic matter input (soil)
5. Climat conditions
5.1. Temperate zone
5.2. Tropical zone
6. Eathworms
6.1. - Species of earthworms
6.1.1. - Epigeic (Leaf litter- or compost-dwelling worms); - Aneic (Top-soil dwelling earthworms that construct permanent deep vertical burrows:) ; - Endogeic (Subsoil-dwelling worms)
6.1.2. For vermicomposting (NB: epigeic)
6.1.3. Role of 3 groupes in agriculture conditions
6.2. Life conditions and risks
6.3. Life cycle
6.3.1. Periods of activity
6.3.2. Proliferation
6.4. Effect on the soil composition (ex: organic compounds)
6.5. - Effect on nematodes
6.5.1. Free-living nematodes
6.5.2. Plant-parasitic nematodes
6.5.3. Animal-parasitic nematodes (strongles)
6.5.3.1. Digestion?
6.5.3.1.1. Digestion of eggs?
6.5.3.1.2. Digestion of embryonated eggs?
6.5.3.1.3. Digestion of early stage larvae (L1-L2)?
6.5.3.1.4. Digestion of L3 stage larvae?
6.5.3.2. Availability of resources?
6.5.3.3. Inderct effect?
6.5.3.3.1. Mix the soil and put the parasites (stage X) to the deeper levels of the soil? (check the species!)
6.5.3.4. Change resistance to environment?
6.6. Effect on microorganisms
6.6.1. Fungi
6.6.2. Soil bacteria
6.7. Effect on plants
6.8. Slime secretion and composition
6.9. Agricultural practices and their impact on earthworms
7. Parasites
7.1. Haemonchus contortus
7.1.1. Life cycle of H. contortus
7.1.2. Egg to L3 : time and conditions
7.1.3. L3 : lifetime, transmission
7.1.4. Larval stage : nutrition (will the input of organic matter increase the available food?)
7.2. Animal-Parasitic Nematodes
7.3. Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
7.4. Ecology of the parasites
7.4.1. Do the parasites have any positive impact?