Snails Animals Agriculture

Snails Animals Agriculture

Snails

Snail farming - otherwise known as heliciculture - is the science of rearing snails. This is often undertaken on a commercial basis to provide live snails to be turned into escargot for consumption by gourmets.

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- Heliciculture guide covering various aspects of raising edible terrestrial snails, including common species, soil conditions, feeding, harvesting, import regulations, and an extensive bibliography. From The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center a
- UK Snail farmer describes how they raise and sell quality english escargot. Live, in-shell, de-shelled snail meat and speciality butters available
- Italian based institute offering technical assistance to snail farmers. Includes information on species, breeding structures, production, and snails as they relate to science.
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation's report compiled after three years of comprehensive research.
- Commercial organisation in Brazil specialising in snail production. Courses, books and videos on snail farming are offered along with additional snippets about snails in medicine, architecture, on stamps etc.
- Organisation of approximately 100 farms in the territory of Serbia and Montenegro. Arranges advice,lectures, farm visits and supply of snail breeding equipment.
- Experimental snail breeder. Information on snail farming (heliciculture) and cooking; genetic improvement to a breeding strain: the 'Blond des Flandres'; discussion forum, and links to commercial snail farms.
- Collection of information about snail farming in the UK and diary of an amateur snail breeder.
- Commissioned by the Australian RIRDC (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation), this report contains detailed information on most aspects of large scale outdoor cultivation of snails in Italy.
- Contains scientific as well as more whimsical information about snails, and includes many photographs.
- Summary of working with snails in Australian conditions. The information is written by Sonya Begg, an internationally active promoter of snail farming. Contains excerpts from her book and recipes for cooking snails.
- Description and photographs of a Portugese snail production facility that exports its entire output to France.
- Pictures of a snail growing operation (no longer in business) and the story of the trials and tribulations of a novice snail-rancher.

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