Growing-out Alligators For Harvesting

By Asst Editor Jason D, on October 31st, 2011

Alligator production in environmentally controlled houses is similar in intensity to production in poultry and swine houses. As with any highly intensified agriculture activity, alligator farming has a high degree of risk and demands special management skills.

Management skills in alligator production are particularly critical since these animals have been removed from the wild . . . → Read More: Growing-out Alligators For Harvesting

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Incubation And Hatching Of Alligator Eggs

By Asst Editor Jason D, on October 31st, 2011

The method and timing of egg collection is very important. Alligator embryos are very sensitive to handling (mechanical injury) from 7 to 28 days after they are laid. Many embryos will die if handled during this period.

Current recommendations are either to collect eggs within the first week or wait until the fourth week . . . → Read More: Incubation And Hatching Of Alligator Eggs

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Management Of Breeding Alligators

By Asst Editor Jason D, on October 31st, 2011

Alligator farming requires specific culture techniques and specialized knowledge on the part of the producer. The commercial production of alligators can be divided into 3 phases:

management of adult alligators egg collection, incubation, and hatching grow-out of juvenile alligators to market size

In Louisiana, Florida and Texas eggs and/or hatchlings maybe taken from the . . . → Read More: Management Of Breeding Alligators

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