In this well researched book, the author Professor Cordelia Ifeyinwa Ebenebe uses her vast experience to document years of studies about Snails and Snail Farming highlighting the pros and cons of such a venture.
With the apparent inability of conventional animal protein sources to meet the animal protein requirements of Nigeria's fast growing population, there is need to utilize other non-conventional meat sources if Nigeria will attain self sufficiency in meat production. Snail is one of such alternative animal protein sources with unique potential for providing animal protein needs even for landless households in the community. Snail meat is not only rich in protein, but also minerals especially iron and calcium. It is also low in fat. This makes it a useful meat for people with fat related diseases such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis and obesity. Snail also has a lot of medicinal properties. Its high iron content is useful in treatment of anemic condition. The glandular substance in snail is used in treating a lot of ailments including whooping cough.Harnessing the usefulness of the snail as a meat animal, demands that snail rearing must go beyond the subsistence rearing system to commercial production scale found in Europe and most Asian countries.
This book provides information on the snail biology and management techniques and therefore constitutes a veritable working tool for prospective snail farmers in achieving high margin profitability in snail enterprise.
IMPORTANT FACTS
Here are some of the important facts you will learn from this book:
★ Classes of Snails
★ External Features of Snails
★ Breeding of Snails
★ Snail Farming and Management
★ Benefits of Snail Farming
★ Nutritional Value of Snails
★ Medicinal Value of Snails
★ Intercontinental and Local Dishes with Snails
★ Uses of Giant Land Snails in Research and Industries
FIGURES AND DIAGRAMS
To enhance your reading and understanding of the subject, many figures and diagrams are used each well labelled to elucidiate the points covered in the respective chapter.
The author also makes several references that are clearly listed in the Reference Section while the Glossary Section defines the scientific terms used throughout the book.
Indeed this book is a must read for anyone that wants to do a research about snails or venture into any enterprise relating to Snail Farming.
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