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Farming the Edible Aquatic Snail Pomacea canaliculata as a Mini-Livestock [PDF]
Fishes, 2021 In the present paper, we describe the farming system of Pomacea canaliculata, an edible freshwater snail, as it is practiced by a farmer as mini-livestock in the vicinity of Andong in Korea.
Sampat Ghosh +2 more
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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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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 +3 more
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Veterinary and sanitary requirements for snail farms
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2023 Heliceculture (breeding of snails) has been practiced in Europe for a long time, and here, in Ukraine, the first snail farms appeared literally 10 years ago.
I. S. Danilova, T. M. Danilova
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Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2022 The numerous resources in snail production have largely remained untapped in developing countries despite the increasing awareness of the many benefits and potentials embedded therein.
Adewale Caleb I., Belewu Kafayat Y.
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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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Fungal farming in a snail [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2003 Mutualisms between fungi and fungus-growing animals are model systems for studying coevolution and complex interactions between species. Fungal growing behavior has enabled cultivating animals to rise to major ecological importance, but evolution of farming symbioses is thought to be restricted to three terrestrial insect lineages. Surveys
Brian R Silliman +2 more
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The Hidden Microbial World in the Gut of the Terrestrial Snail Cornu aspersum maxima and the Unexpected Negative Effects of Synbiotics [PDF]
MicroorganismsThe intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in the physiology and health of terrestrial gastropods yet remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the gut microbial communities of the farmed snail Cornu aspersum maxima and to assess ...
Efstratios Efstratiou +4 more
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Snail farming features in southern Benin
Scientific AfricanSnail farming is emerging as an alternative activity for greater economic resilience for some producers across West Africa. This study aimed to characterize snail farming practices and their constraints within production units established in the ...
Hilaire S.S. Worogo +9 more
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Reducing poverty through snail farming in Nigeria
Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 2011 An attempt has been made to examine the contribution of snail farming to poverty reduction in Nigeria. The paper emphasized that snail farming is a money spinning enterprise both locally and internationally because from establishment through feeding to harvesting, snailery is relatively cheap. The paper also emphasized that snail farming is a veritable
O. Agbogidi, B. Okonta
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