Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Jan 24, 2012 20:39:27 GMT 1
SNAIL FARMING
PRODUCTION ASPECTFACILITIES OF PRODUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
The facilities needed for snail breeding in a garden cage are :1.
Surrounding fence with zinc cover on top which is rubbed with detergent.2.
Surrounding trenches and middle trench.3.
Paths to control the feeding and harvest.4.
Reservoir.5.
Plants for shading the cage/farm.The model of an open farm for snails is described as a piece of land that is round-bordered with a fenceof 60 cm height. Inside, there are plants, trenches, paths, and snail-housing bins. This farm can bearranged in such a way that it looks like a jungle. The plots for the parents, hatching, andnurturing/growing should be separated from one another. The snails can be put into the farm whenshading plants have formed foliages providing the required degree of shade.Shading plants can be arranged according to a certain planting arrangement. For instance, perennialtrees like melinjo, orange and clove are planted with the spacing of 10 x 10 m, while bananas andpineapples have the spacing of respectively 5x5 m and 1x1 m. Thus, in a plot of 100 square meter therewill be 4 perennial trees, 5 banana trees, and 80 pineapple trees. Under those trees, mainly in the parentplot, nests for egg-laying made from dry banana leaves or rice stalks/straws are placed. The outer layerof the surrounding fence is covered with iron sheeting fence. The corner made by the plant fence and theiron-sheeting fence is rubbed with detergent to prevent snails from running out of the cage. The snails tobe harvested are put into the bins prior to further processing. The bins are 1 meter length, 0.75 meterwidth, and 1.5 meter height, with the capacity of 1 250 snails.The shape and design of this open cage can be seen in Figure 4.1. below.The supporting equipment for snail farm includes tools commonly used in agricultural activities, the toolsfor washing the yields, for transporting the feed and the adult snails.
Source: www.scribd.com/doc/79236339/Snail-Farming
Learn more about snail farming in Nigeria @ THE THY SNAIL & GRASSCUTTER FARMS snailriches2.tripod.com
PRODUCTION ASPECTFACILITIES OF PRODUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
The facilities needed for snail breeding in a garden cage are :1.
Surrounding fence with zinc cover on top which is rubbed with detergent.2.
Surrounding trenches and middle trench.3.
Paths to control the feeding and harvest.4.
Reservoir.5.
Plants for shading the cage/farm.The model of an open farm for snails is described as a piece of land that is round-bordered with a fenceof 60 cm height. Inside, there are plants, trenches, paths, and snail-housing bins. This farm can bearranged in such a way that it looks like a jungle. The plots for the parents, hatching, andnurturing/growing should be separated from one another. The snails can be put into the farm whenshading plants have formed foliages providing the required degree of shade.Shading plants can be arranged according to a certain planting arrangement. For instance, perennialtrees like melinjo, orange and clove are planted with the spacing of 10 x 10 m, while bananas andpineapples have the spacing of respectively 5x5 m and 1x1 m. Thus, in a plot of 100 square meter therewill be 4 perennial trees, 5 banana trees, and 80 pineapple trees. Under those trees, mainly in the parentplot, nests for egg-laying made from dry banana leaves or rice stalks/straws are placed. The outer layerof the surrounding fence is covered with iron sheeting fence. The corner made by the plant fence and theiron-sheeting fence is rubbed with detergent to prevent snails from running out of the cage. The snails tobe harvested are put into the bins prior to further processing. The bins are 1 meter length, 0.75 meterwidth, and 1.5 meter height, with the capacity of 1 250 snails.The shape and design of this open cage can be seen in Figure 4.1. below.The supporting equipment for snail farm includes tools commonly used in agricultural activities, the toolsfor washing the yields, for transporting the feed and the adult snails.
Source: www.scribd.com/doc/79236339/Snail-Farming
Learn more about snail farming in Nigeria @ THE THY SNAIL & GRASSCUTTER FARMS snailriches2.tripod.com
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