Improvement of Heliciculture by Three Medicinal Plants Belonging to the Lamiaceae Family [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2019 Snails were fed with three medicinal plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family (rosemary, sage, and peppermint) in order to test their effects on those animals with high nutritive values. The media of raising were flour containing different percentages of
Lamiaa Lemjallad +5 more
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Entomological Investigation of the Main Entomatic Adversities for Terrestrial Gastropods Helix aspersa Müller (Mollusca Gastropoda Pulmonata): A Preliminary Study in Sardinian Heliciculture Farms [PDF]
Insects, 2022 In the years 2020–2022, a survey was carried out with the aim of controlling the entomofauna present in seven Sardinian snail farms. The sampling was carried out during the spring–summer and autumn–winter periods, corresponding to the production cycles ...
Giulia Murgia +3 more
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An Assessment of Snail-Farm Systems Based on Land Use and Farm Components [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In this study, the structural and management characteristics of snail farms in Greece were analyzed to maximize sustainable food production. Objectives, such as the classification of farming systems and assessing the effects of various annual production ...
Konstantinos Apostolou +2 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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Survival of Escherichia coli in Edible Land Snails: Implications for Heliciculture and Public Health [PDF]
PathogensBackground: Land snails are considered a delicacy in many countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. However, the interaction of microbial pathogens with land snails may present a public health threat when handling and/or consuming snails.
Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku +4 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsMedicinal and aromatic plants offer sustainable alternatives to conventional feed additives in heliciculture. In this study, we evaluated dietary inclusion (3% w/w) of Rosmarinus officinalis, Origanum compactum and Thymus zygis subsp.
Emad M Abdallah +2 more
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Snail Slime Extracted by a Cruelty Free Method Preserves Viability and Controls Inflammation Occurrence: A Focus on Fibroblasts [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Snail slime (SS) is a viscous secretion obtained from different snail species. SS composition is variable according to factors such as the extraction method. Even if several papers have been published regarding this topic, the molecular mechanisms at the
Alessia Ricci +5 more
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Shells of the Roman snail are important microhabitats for soil invertebrates
Soil Organisms, 2021 Shells of molluscs from snail farms (heliciculture) are used as food additives or construction material and ecological engineering approaches utilize their potential to assist with ecosystem restoration.
Claudia Tluste, Klaus Birkhofer
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Biological activities of gastropods secretions: snail and slug slime [PDF]
Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2023 Gastropods, a mollusk class including slugs and snails, represent an extraordinarily diverse and ecologically significant group of organisms featuring the largest class of invertebrates.
Muhammad Rashad +3 more
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Effect of bathing in a 0.1% aqueous solution of ethacridine lactate on selected physiological parameters of Cornu aspersum Müller edible snails [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 The prohibition of antibiotic use in edible snails obligates breeders to treat bacterial infections by different means, of which a common one is a bath in Gram-positive– and partially Gram-negative–bactericidal ethacridine lactate solution.
Ziętek Jerzy +5 more
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