Snails Animals Agriculture
Snails Animals Agriculture
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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First Co-Operative of Snail Breeders - Organisation of approximately 100 farms in the territory of Serbia and Montenegro. Arranges advice,lectures, farm visits and supply of snail breeding equipment.
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Snail Farming In Australia - 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.
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EKO-Helix - Co-operative group of snail farmers in Poland, aiming to organise sales at home and abroad, negotiate prices, improve breeding techniques and genetic material and develop training and qualifications.
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Istituto Elicicoltura - Italian based institute offering technical assistance to snail farmers. Includes information on species, breeding structures, production, and snails as they relate to science.
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Snail Farming and Management - Information on an e-book which covers rearing and breeding snails and all aspects of their production.
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Breeding and Growing Snails Commercially in Australia - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation's report compiled after three years of research.
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South West Snails - UK Snail farmer describes how they raise and sell English escargot. Live, in-shell, de-shelled snail meat and speciality butters available
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The Trail of the Snail - Contains scientific as well as more whimsical information about snails, and includes many photographs.
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Snail Farming in the UK - Collection of information about snail farming in the UK and diary of an amateur snail breeder.
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Helix - Snail Culture - Description and photographs of a Portuguese snail production facility that exports its entire output to France.
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South West Snail Supply - 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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Escargots Funcia - 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.
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Raising Snails (from AFSIC) - 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
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Escargot Passion - 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.
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Farming Edible Snails - Lessons from Italy - 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.
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