SRAC# 436, Bullfrog Culture

SRAC# 436

Bullfrog Culture

C. Greg Lutz and Jimmy L. Avery

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Many frog species are edible, but the North American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana is generally considered the most suitable for production. Frog culture has been researched in a number of countries, but there has been little commercial development. Management and husbandry practices have been developed to allow continuous bullfrog production in tropical climates, but several major problems with frog culture remain unsolved. These factors have severely limited commercial production, even in tropical regions with suitable temperatures for year-round growth. When combined with comparatively high land and labor costs and limited growing seasons, these constraints have effectively prevented the development of commercially viable frog culture in the United States.

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