Animal husbandry – Worm culture
Patent
1997-01-31
1999-03-23
Carone, Michael J.
Animal husbandry
Worm culture
231 7, 463 473, B68B 1100, A01K 2900, A63B 1500
Patent
active
058845798
ABSTRACT:
These and other objectives are obtained by a hand-held apparatus for use in harvesting earthworms using a source of electrical energy having a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The apparatus has a body which has a bottom surface. The apparatus has a positive contact connected to the positive terminal and a negative contact connected to the negative terminal. A first electrically conductive wire runs from the positive contact along the bottom surface to a first terminus point and a second electrically conductive wire running from the negative contact along the bottom surface to a second terminus point, wherein the conductive wires are exposed along the bottom surface. The first electrically conductive wire and the second electrically conductive wire are in contact with the earthworm and supply an electrical current sufficient to immobilize the earthworm.
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Carone Michael J.
Nguyen Son T.
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