title: Laboratory rearing conditions for improved growth of juvenile Helix aspersa Müller snails.
abstract: A laboratory rearing system in semi-controlled conditions is proposed to facilitate the behavioural rhythms of the edible snail (Helix aspersa) and to produce a high growth rate with low variability. The growth data were used to construct a model for weight estimation based on age. The animals' live weights showed low variability (<17%) and normal distribution. The best model for estimating weight from age is the logistic model, with a high corelation coefficient (>90%), and a high level of significance for the coefficient (P < 0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Animal Science Department, Campus of Rabanales, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. pa1gamaa@uco.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Perea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayoral
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Acero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Peña
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D006372:Helix, Snails / Q000254:growth & development*; D016015:Logistic Models