The Influence of Temperature on the Larval Development of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the Land Snail Cornu aspersum [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 The metastrongyloid Aelurostrongylus abstrusus has an indirect lifecycle involving gastropod intermediate hosts. The widespread snail Cornu aspersum is an efficient intermediate host of A. abstrusus.
Simone Morelli +6 more
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Impact of Ag Nanoparticles (AgNPs) and Multimicrobial Preparation (EM) on the Carcass, Mineral, and Fatty Acid Composition of Cornu aspersum aspersum Snails [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The hygienic practices on farms should reduce pathogenic microorganisms while simultaneously not harming the animals themselves; they must also not degrade the products’ quality. We assessed the effect of covering feed tables with paint containing silver
Tomasz Niemiec +6 more
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Antimicrobial Activities of Different Fractions from Mucus of the Garden Snail Cornu aspersum [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2020 Natural products have long played a major role in medicine and science. The garden snail Cornu aspersum is a rich source of biologically active natural substances that might be an important source for new drugs to treat human disease.
Aleksandar Dolashki +7 more
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Effects of Cadmium Sulfate on the Brown Garden Snail Cornu aspersum: Implications for DNA Methylation. [PDF]
Toxics, 2021 An extensive literature exists regarding the cellular, physiological, and genetic effects of cadmium (Cd)—A highly toxic, but commonly used trace metal in modern industry. However, limited data are available on its epigenetic effects, especially for terrestrial sentinel invertebrates.
Georgescu M +6 more
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Edible Snail Production in Europe [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The human population is growing; food production is becoming insufficient, and the growing awareness of the negative impact of traditional animal husbandry on the environment means that the search for alternative methods of providing animal protein is ...
Anna Rygało-Galewska +2 more
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Ordinary offspring of scalariform Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) partners [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2018 From a clutch of scalariform specimens of Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) 53 ordinary shaped juveniles were hatched. This observation supports the hypothesis about a terratological origin of scalariform shells.
Jiří X. Doležal, Lucie Juřičková
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Morphometry of the digestive glands of terrestrial mollusk Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda, Helicidae)
Zoodiversity, 2020 Histological and histochemical techniques were used to study specifics of parenchyma and stroma in digestive gland of Cornu aspersum. The parenchyma had 28.8 digestive ducts/mm2 on average (CV = 11.2 %) round-to-oval, with average cross-section of 27700 ...
A. M. Tybinka +4 more
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The “Sandwich” System: A Potential Solution for Protecting Overwintering Cornu aspersum Snails Reared in Semi-Intensive Heliciculture Farms in Colder Climates [PDF]
Animals, 2021 (1) Background: Hibernation in pens covered with LFC was associated with high mortality of C. aspersum snails in Romanian snail farms. This three-year study aimed to develop a simple, but effective system for protecting breeders in colder climates.
Dan Manea +8 more
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Exploring Ant-Mollusk Interactions: Insights From Southern Spain. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study reports new data about ant‐mollusk interactions from accidental field observations, a quantitative analysis of the snail shells found in 16 Messor ant nest cleanings, and a qualitative analysis of 51 additional nests of different species. ABSTRACT Ants occupy a great variety of habitats, perform essential ecological roles, and interact with ...
Robla J +3 more
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Garden Snail Predatory Insects’ Modus Operandi Under Laboratory Conditions [PDF]
InsectsHeliciculture farms are susceptible to significant biotic issues that can impact snail breeding, among them, the entomofauna predation of snails. Predatory insects can cause damage to snail shells during predation, and sometimes, the specific type of ...
Giulia Murgia +4 more
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