Integrating Indoor Hibernation into the Italian Outdoor Snail Farming System: A Potential Solution for Colder Climates [PDF]
Animals(1) Background: Hibernation in Lutrasil-covered enclosures led to elevated mortality rates for Cornu aspersum on Romanian farms. This two-year study evaluated the feasibility of adapting indoor hibernation technology to the Italian outdoor snail farming (
Ramona Ștef +5 more
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Variation in thermal sensitivity and thermal tolerances in an invasive species across a climatic gradient: lessons from the land snail Cornu aspersum. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2013 The ability of organisms to perform at different temperatures could be described by a continuous nonlinear reaction norm (i.e., thermal performance curve, TPC), in which the phenotypic trait value varies as a function of temperature.
Gaitán-Espitia JD +3 more
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Encapsulation of Snail Slime in Metal–Organic Framework ZIF-8 [PDF]
Journal of Functional BiomaterialsThe literature consistently identifies Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) as an excellent material for on-demand drug delivery. Its appeal results from its superior loading capacity, inherent stability within physiological environments, and the ...
Maria Cristina Cassani +5 more
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Κατανάλωση και αφομοίωση τροφής του Cornu aspersum aspersum και Cornu aspersum maximum ανάλογα με την ηλικία και το διαιτητικό επίπεδο ασβεστίου [PDF]
, 2015 Ασημάκη, Αδαμαντία +1 more
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Edible Snail Production in Europe
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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Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine with an overview of introduced species of land molluscs from this area [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2021 The first findings of Cornu aspersum in the Lviv region are described, including the shell size and shell colouration variability. A review of the known records of C.
Nina Gural-Sverlova, Roman Gural
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Lactic acid microflora of the gut of snail Cornu aspersum. [PDF]
Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip, 2014 The intestinal lactic acid microflora of the edible snail Cornu aspersum was studied by culture-based methods and was phenotypically and molecularly characterized. The antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates was investigated. Snails in different stages of development were collected from farms located in several regions of Bulgaria.
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On Helix grisea Linnaeus, 1758 and the Helix species described by Carl Linnaeus and Otto Friedrich Müller [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2020 Helix grisea was described by Linnaeus in 1758, and its identity has been doubtful ever since. The name features in the early taxonomic history of some other species of Helix sensu lato. Here I provide a summary of the history of its use.
Ondřej Korábek
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La carne di chiocciola, un’antica fonte di proteine nella dieta umana [PDF]
, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical parameters, i.e. water, protein, fat, ash, sodium and carbohydrate content and energy value, as well as fatty acid composition and pH of snail meat from two species, Cornu aspersum maximum and ...
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Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2021 Background The inventory process is the first method to protect and safeguard animal biodiversity. This study carries out a quantitative and qualitative inventory of terrestrial gastropods at three sites in Skikda province (north-eastern Algeria).
Nedjoua Zaidi +2 more
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