Despite the use of snails as food in many different communities in the world, the
consumption of snail meat is still far from being appreciated. The authors compiled and …

The design of this paper was to investigate comparatively the optimization techniques of
response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) when applied to …

The giant African land snail, Achatina fulica, is an important invasive species in many
countries, where it causes losses in biodiversity and agriculture, as well as impacting the …

Background The livestock industry plays a vital role in the economy of Nigeria. It serves as a
major source of income and livelihood for majority of Nigerians who are rural settlers and …

Gastropods comprise nearly 60,000 species of aquatic as well as terrestrial mollusks,
primarily snails and slugs. The giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is one of the most …

Freshwater molluscs are hosts for diverse metazoan symbionts. However, apart from the
digenean helminths, symbionts of molluscs are underreported worldwide. Therefore, this …

Gastropod-nematode associations are underreported worldwide. In the present study,
juvenile and adult nematodes were found in the freshwater gastropod Burnupia …

The Giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) is listed among the top 100 worst invasive alien
species. Native to East Africa, it has been introduced voluntarily or accidentally into more …

The growing resistance to existing antimicrobial formulations poses a great concern for
global public health and demands the development of alternatives. Chitosan was …

随着全球一体化进程的推进, 各国之间的交流愈加密切. 人类频繁的活动在带来经济与文化蓬勃
发展的同时, 也带来了一些外来入侵生物, 对我国的本土物种, 生态环境, 人类健康以及社会经济 …