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How To Start And Setup A Successful Business In SNAIL FARMIN by Amastermovic(m): 6:44am On Jan 28, 2016 |
currently there has been much emphasis by the government on self employment ..Snail farming could assist the attainment for this objective. The snail consist of the head ,foot and shell .The fleshy head bear two paiers of tentacles that can be treated.The longer pair has a tin eye on each of them .The eyes is used to distinguish between light and darkness MATURITY/INCUBATION/HATCHING OF EGGS sexual maturity is attained at 9-10 months of age at 90-1379 and the snails breed during the raining season May-October but can reproduce throughout the year if well fed. Snails are hermaphrodites ,the eggs are laid at night in cluthes contaning between 13-16 eggs in a smooth well of 2-6com deep.Freshly laid eggs are with lemon - yellow shell,oval almond shape and are slippery to touch it lays 4 clutches of eggs in a year about 50-60 eggs which hatch about 26-40 days and show no parental care.. Eggs can be placed in a hatchery with sand covered floor.The top must also convered with the same highly snail is hatched out in about 25days .Incubation without hatching can be made good by the process of mechanically scarification of the egg at the extreme top to gradually recover the one from the shell.The delay in hatching can be caused due to shell thickness or high moisture content of the soil.. FACTORS AFFECTING REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SNAIL 1. Effects of age and WEIGHT 2. Effect of climate 3.Biological Factors BREEDING AND REARING a.Selection of site,paramount importance..nearest to source of feed,smails are omnivorous ,they can feed on coco-yam leaves ,pawpaw leaves ,fruits and cassava leaves… b.The soil if not naturally calciferous must receive a dressing of chalk,etc. Snail derive much on neutral to slightly alkaline soil ph 3. means of sprinkling the enclosure with water during hot weather must be provided.Avoid chlorinated water 4.The profit of a snail depends largely upon the cost of food which is considerable for large establishment SNAILS ENEMY AND ITS RESISTANCE a. Climate-erratic temperature and humiditymay result in death, b. Ability to withdraw into the shell c. Natural enemies birds http://naijalane.com.ng/2016/01/27/how-to-start-and-setup-a-successful-business-in-snail-farming/ |
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