AGR 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Gestation, Ovulation, Nest Box
7 Dec 2017
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Fur bearing species: mink and fox. Others: alligators, reptiles, insects (crickets, ants, black soldier fly larvae) . Limited markets: niche or cottage industries, many relay on producer marketing own products. Fragmented industry infrastructure: constant supply/quality, lack of distribution, processing facilities. Most farms fall under the fish and wildlife conservation act (fwca) and ministry of. Natural resources (mnr: prevent and report cases and releases, escaped and recover protocol (mnr) Produced for the sale of live animals, meat (venison), and antler velvet. Elk & deer: slaughter about 3000/yr. mostly in provincial plants, restaurant sector, mostly in western canada. Utilize marginal agricultural land: hard on trees/brush due to browsing nature. *only thing that might grow is elk now more fame in fancy restaurants. Large carcasses sold for meat (60% live weight is meat: bull 320 kg, cow 225 kg. Velvet prices have ranged from to /lb: large asian market.
