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Lau, M., & Haitao, S. , Turtle farming in china, with particular reference to us species. Unpublished paper presented at USFWS Workshop on Conservation and Trade Management of Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles in the United States.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (06 Jul 2014 16:11:47 UTC) |
| Resource type: Conference Paper BibTeX citation key: Lau2010 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Haltung - husbandry, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon flavescens, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Südostasien - South East Asia Creators: Haitao, Lau Collection: USFWS Workshop on Conservation and Trade Management of Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles in the United States |
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Turtle farming in China started in 1970’s but only reached commercial scale in 1990’s. In the beginning, they concentrated on breeding and rearing Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) but later expanded to hard-shelled turtles. Currently, it is a multi-billion dollars business with turtle farms spread across 16 provinces that can produce hundreds of millions of turtles per year. Thirty-one species, both Chinese and exotic species, are now farm-bred on a commercial scale. These include several US species: with Red-eared Slider (trachemys scripta elegans) being the most abundant, followed by Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) and Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentine). Attempts to breed and produce other species are also being carried out. Significant number of young Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macroclemys temminckii) are imported and raised to marketable size for consumption by some farms. As turtle farming is being seen as a good business, there is a trend of more turtle farms being established, more turtle species being bred and in greater numbers. Some big farms now operate as an enterprise and manufacture and market products like turtle wine and turtle essence. Some also run turtle-themed tours. Keeping pet turtles are also growing in popularity in Chinese cities. As in other places, rare and endangered pet turtles can fetch a very high price and farming of these may become popular and the demand for breeding stock will pose a serious threat for the endangered species.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |