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Summary of full report
Farming Edible Snails–
lessons from Italy
by Sonya Begg
RIRDC Publication Number: 03/137 RIRDC Project Number: SF1-1A
The location was selected because of the snail farming methods that have been researched for many years in that country.
Outcomes of this visit will be considered in a three year R&D project which is being supervised by Sonya at Orange, NSW, and funded partly by RIRDC. The project’s objectives include an assessment of the viability of alternative methods of mass production of edible snails – the creation of a model ‘pasture production’ or ‘free-range’ system for containment and cultivation. Such a system would be an alternative to the current labour intensive and time-consuming production systems.
The decision to disseminate this booklet now is to provide information which will be considered in the development of the RIRDC project. Sonya can be contacted by Email – snails@netwit.net.au.
This report is an addition to RIRDC’s diverse range of over 1000 research publications and forms part of our New Animal Products R&D program, which aims to accelerate the development of viable new animal industries.
Simon Hearn
Managing Director
Rural Industries Research
and Development Corporation
Background
The information and photos
in this report were gathered by the principal investigator, in Cherasco,
Northern Italy in September 2003 while attending. the International Snail
Farming Institute and the 32nd Conference of International Snail Farmers.
Consultation was held with the Director of the International Snail Farming Institute and President of the National Association of Snail Farmers, Dr Giovanni (Gianni) Avagnina.
Through an interpreter, the role of the Institute and the Association was explained along with the fundamentals of the Italian method of ‘pasture production’ incorporating the concept of the biological cycle of breeding snails in a natural environment for the gourmet food trade.
Arrangements were made to
attend the Conference and visit three snail farms in the Cuneo region in
the Provence of Piedmonte.
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