Frontiers in Sustainability, 2021 Feasibility and sustainability of small-scale farming systems are the most critical factors that determine future investments of urban agro-farming while promoting eco-systematic livelihood development and biodiversity.
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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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Diet-Dependent Chemical Profiling and Bioactivity of Otala tingitana Mucus: Antibacterial Activity, Antioxidant Capacity, and In Vivo Wound-Healing Effects [PDF]
MoleculesSnail mucus is increasingly investigated as a biologically compatible source of multifunctional biomolecules for pharmaceutical and dermatological use. However, the chemical profile and biological activities of mucus from the Moroccan endemic terrestrial
Abdelmajid El Khayari +7 more
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Histopathological findings in a mass mortality event in a Helix aspersa maxima farm: possible association with calcium metabolism alterations [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal ScienceHeliciculture is becoming an interesting sustainable opportunity to increase farming yields, however effective good farming practices are lacking. Following a mass mortality event in a snail farm, samples of Helix aspersa maxima were analyzed with ...
Rebecca Leandri +4 more
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Grape Marc as a Functional Feed Ingredient for Farmed Snails (Cornu aspersum maximum): Effects on Production Performance, Parasitological Status, and Meat Quality [PDF]
AnimalsIn countries where edible snails are a valued food source, improving snail meat quality is a priority. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of grape marc (GM) supplementation in the diet of Cornu aspersum maximum, relative to production ...
Marianthi Hatziioannou +7 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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Assolement maraichage/heliciculture au Sud Benin [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1993 In a system rotating vegetable crops/snail rearing, the effect of manure based on snail faeces on the productivity of lettuce has been studied in southern Benin, characterized by a guinea type climate and a degradated ferralitic soil commonly named as ...
Assogba, F., Ehouinsou, M.
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Heliciculture as a promising direction in feed production
Problemy AgrorynkaHeliciculture involves the breeding of terrestrial snails to obtain valuable products and by-products for feed production. This is a promising direction acquiring particular economic and environmental significance under conditions of a deficit of complete protein and rising prices for traditional feeds. The objective is to analyze the possibilities for
Y.E. Gridneva, G.Sh. Kaliakparova
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CAN HELICICULTURE ACT AS A TOOL FOR EDIBLE LAND SNAILS’ NATURAL POPULATIONS’ MANAGEMENT IN ROMANIA?
Management of Sustainable Development, 2013 ABSTRACT Edible land snails are intensively exploited and the management of natural populations is a complex issue due the variety of factors involved. Two species of the genus Helix are present in our country, Helix pomatia and Helix lucorum, both of them collected since 1956.
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Jurnal Biodjati, 2022 The trend of Heliciculture for human consumption, animal feed, medicine, and neutricosmeceutical is rising globally. To gain a better knowledge on the Heliciculture of Indonesian land snails, we studied the daily activity with a focus on feeding behavior
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