Table 1 Details of site, purpose of study, and basic husbandry details of Burmese (Python bivittatus) and reticulated (Malayopython reticulatus) pythons in this study.
From: Python farming as a flexible and efficient form of agricultural food security
Site | Species | N | Traits measured | Food type | Feeding regime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thailand | P. bivittatus | 2381 | Growth rate | Chickens and sausages | One feed offering per week |
M. reticulatus | 2004 | Growth rate | Chickens and sausages | One feed offering per week | |
Vietnam | P. bivittatus | 60 | Food conversion rate and fasting | Experimental (varied) | One feed offering every five days |
P. bivittatus | 156 | Growth rate | Rodents and chickens | One feed offering every five days |
