[breeding experience] several misunderstandings in breeding snails

When raising snails, there are a lot of misunderstandings or rumors that make farmers suffer economic losses. today, I will introduce to you several common misunderstandings in snail breeding.

Myth one: as long as it is a snail, it can be a "kind of snail"?

There are essential differences between species of snails and commercial snails: first, species of snails grow symmetrically, with clear threads, neither fat nor thin, and high fecundity. On the other hand, commercial snails do not have to consider reproductive growth, as long as they grow fast, have high yields and have good benefits. Second, the snail has strong adaptability, strong disease resistance and good physique. On the other hand, the commercial snail has the advantages of individual hypertrophy, poor adaptability and weak disease resistance. Therefore, commercial snails can not be used as "snails".

Myth 2: can snails get rich?

Breeding snails, first of all to see if there is a market, there is no market for successful breeding, the harm is the common people. Take the purchase of 200 species of snails, for example, the annual production of 1000 kilograms of commodity snails, the net income of 4000 yuan is not bad. However, some publicity materials even claim to raise 30 snails, with an annual output of 3000 kilograms of commercial snails and a net profit of 30, 000 yuan, which is really incredible, but it is also so attractive that many people have been deceived. Secondly, it does not conform to the law of value. It is normal for a new thing to have a price higher than its own value at the beginning, but if it is too high, it is not normal. Therefore, it is incorrect to exaggerate that raising snails can get rich suddenly, and the actual yield can not be calculated with theoretical data, because there are some problems such as spawning rate, hatching rate, survival rate and so on.

Myth 3: the higher the recycling price, the better?

The positioning of price is a complex system engineering, which should take into account the interests of farmers, development companies, processing companies, sales companies, consumers and so on. The most important thing is that consumers can accept it, and only when there is a market can there be benefits. Only when aquaculture, processing, sales and consumption are unblocked, can aquaculture have a way out and is a virtuous circle. So, how to balance the interests of these aspects? At present, the object of consumption is star hotels and restaurants. If each dish is calculated at about 80 yuan, the supply of snails cannot exceed 30 yuan. The retail price of "Baiyu ginseng cochlear beef" is 28 yuan per sound, and the ex-factory price is only 20 yuan. 1 tin of fresh snails are processed per kilogram, so the cost is calculated. If you buy 12 yuan per kilogram of fresh snails, you will have to lose money. If you buy 10 yuan per kilogram of fresh snails, the processing company earns only more than 1 yuan. As far as farmers are concerned, the cost of raising 1 kilogram of snails is only about 2.4 yuan, and the purchase of 10 yuan per kilogram is more than 4 times the cost of breeding, which is fully acceptable to farmers. On the other hand, there are many promotion units in the market under the guise of recycling at high prices. The prices of recovered snails are as high as 15 yuan, 18 yuan, 20 yuan per kilogram, and some are even as high as 30 yuan. In fact, there is no real ability to recover snails. Therefore, the higher the recycling price, the more deceptive it is.