THE VARIED ROLES OF SNAILS - National Universities Commission

important that they are separated in predesignated
chambers and to keep the entrance to the cages locked up.
Keeping Records:
Keeping records is an important aspect in snail farming to
give an idea about the functioning of the farm at any one
moment. It is important to keep record on number of eggs
picked, number of installed, number of young ones, number
of dead; quantity sold, feed purchased and material/inputs.
Preparation of Snails:
Snails are widely eaten as a delicacy particularly in West
and Central Africa. They can be dressed with the shells,
eaten as snail meat (fried); snail pepper soup, snail soya or
vegetable/soup/stew.
The heavy mucus secretion can be problematic but use of
lime, Vinegar or Alum remove them very easily that after
washing snails with these they can be cooked. The snails
should be well cooked to avoid the toxicity noticed when
improperly cooked snails are eaten.
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SNAIL FARMING
1 bucket of 400 snails costs = 20,000
1 snail lays 15 eggs (Archachatina) therefore 400 snails
will lay 400 x 15 = 6000 snails.
Total number of snails will be 6000 + 400 mother snails
= 6400 snails.
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