Gebruiker:Chescargot/Landslakken en de mens

GATEWAY (PORTAL) TO THE WORLD OF THE EDIBLE LAND SNAIL

Culture and history

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Biology

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Species

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  • Evolution
  • Taxonomy
  • Species according to main groups
    • Eetbare landslakken
      • Tuinslakken (HELIX): Lucorum, Pomatia, Aspersa maxima, Aspersa aspersa
      • Agaatslakken (ARCHATINA):
    • Zeeslakken

The snail's anatomy

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  • General anatomy
  • Organ systems
    • Muscoluskeletal system
    • Digestive &excretory system
    • Genital system
    • Respiratory system
    • Circulatory system
    • Integumentary system
    • Immune (lymphatic) system
    • Endocrine (neuro) system
  • Senses and psychology
  • Motoric system

Environmental requirements

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  • Physical environment
  • Climate

Life and diurnal cycle

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Feeding patterns

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Diseases and enemies

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  • Bacteries and parasites
  • Preying insects
  • Preying mammals
  • Competitors

Vice and virtues of snails

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Snails and biodiversity

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Snail products and applications

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  • Snails from nature vs farmed snails
  • Biochemical composition
    • Nutritional values of a snail
    • Biochemical properties of a snail
  • Snail products
    • For consumption
    • For cosmetics and medical purposes
    • Other
  • Snails as bio-indicators
  • Snails as pets

Snails as nuisance

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The market

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History

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General overview of snail business

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  • The transitional process of business from natural snail harvesting to snail farming to processing.
  • Harvesting snails from nature > Vice and virtues of snails

Market characteristics and developments

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  • Stakeholders
    • Gatherers
    • Farmers
    • Processors
      • Factories
      • Kitchens
    • Consumers
      • Gross retail
      • Hotels and restaurants
      • Artisanal producers
      • Individual consumers
  • The market per country
  • Market developments

Marketing, sales and transportation of snail-products

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Introduction to snail farming

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Step-by-Step Guide to the business of snail farming

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Primer on snail farming

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  • Biology of the snail as relevant to farming
  • Farm types
  • Objectives

Key pre-conditions to successful snail farming and marketing

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  • Site requirements
  • Budget
  • Entrepreneur's requirements
    • Knowledge and network
    • Regular and meticulous discipline
  • Product and market
  • Summary: SWOT

Test for the aspirant snail farmer

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(Pre-)feasibility, business plan, and conceptualisation

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  • Farm type
  • Capacity
  • Product diversity
  • Marketing model

The snail farm: Design, construction, and operation

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General

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  • Feeding
  • Population density
  • Hygiene
  • Climatological conditions
  • Physical Environment
  • Regular operation and maintenance
  • Hibernation
  • Breeding
  • Incubation/hatchery
  • Nursery
  • Growing/fattening
  • Harvesting/purging
  • Mortality rates
  • Production systems
  • Calculation methods

Model farms: development, design, construction, operation

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Amateur/hobby farm

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Open air farm

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Simple open air farm
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Biocycle open air farm
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Organic open air farm
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Hybride farm

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Indoor farm

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Specialised farms

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Fattening only
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Egg production
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Slime production
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Processing snails

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Factories vs kitchens

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  • Industrial processing ('factories') vs processing by individual craftmanship ('kitchens')

Snail products

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  • Meat products
    • Capacity planning
    • Flow chart
    • Physical and climatological requirements
    • Hygiene / HCCAP
  • Egg products
  • Slime products
  • Liver products

Information sheets

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Management techniques and routines

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  • Production planning
  • Feeding
  • Climatisation
  • Hygiene
  • Track&Tracing
  • Management Forms

Tools, materials, equipments, facilities

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  • Anti-escape systems
  • Acclimatisation systems
    • Fogging/humidification systems
    • Heating
    • Ventilation
    • Lighting
  • Sorting machines

Flora and fauna

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  • Composed feed formulation
  • Flora for feeding, shelter, companion planting
  • Beneficial and harmful fauna

Legislation

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  • License/permits for construction, exploitation, sales of productions
  • Conventional and organic snail farming
  • Export import
    • Hygiene
    • Live animals

Terminology

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Sources/external links/references

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Harvesting snails from nature

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Giant African snail farming

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Cooking book: Cuisine of escargot

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  • Cooking techniques
  • Recipes