Gebruiker:Chescargot/Landslakken en de mens

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

Culture and history

• General history
• Medical history
• Culture and religion

Biology

Species

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

The snail's anatomy

• 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

• Physical environment
• Climate

Diseases and enemies

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

Vice and virtues of snails

Snail products and applications

• 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

The market

General overview of snail business

• 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

• Stakeholders
  • Gatherers
  • Farmers
  • Processors
    • Factories
    • Kitchens
  • Consumers
    • Gross retail
    • Hotels and restaurants
    • Artisanal producers
    • Individual consumers

• The market per country
• Market developments

Introduction to snail farming

Primer on snail farming

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

Key pre-conditions to successful snail farming and marketing

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

(Pre-)feasibility, business plan, and conceptualisation

• Farm type
• Capacity
• Product diversity
• Marketing model

The snail farm: Design, construction, and operation

General

Technical key factors to successful production

• Feeding
• Population density
• Hygiene
• Climatological conditions
• Physical Environment
• Regular operation and maintenance

Flow chart

• Hibernation
• Breeding
• Incubation/hatchery
• Nursery
• Growing/fattening
• Harvesting/purging

Production planning

• Mortality rates
• Production systems
• Calculation methods

Processing snails

Factories vs kitchens

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

Snail products

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

Information sheets

Management techniques and routines

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

Tools, materials, equipments, facilities

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

Flora and fauna

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

Legislation

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

Cooking book: Cuisine of escargot

• Cooking techniques
• Recipes