webfact Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Students benefit from raising wild rats in school By Vijit Choonhakijkhajorn The Nation Students at Thakong secondary in the northeast province of Surin are running a small farm in the school compound, learning the skills in raising livestock, especially prairie voles or wild rats, for a living. Students and their teachers have been making good returns from selling wild rats with a couple of rodent breeders fetching Bt1,000. Farmers, planning for their own farms, often seek rat breeders from the school. Mature rodents could also be sold for meat at Bt120 per kilogram. People in rural areas of Thailand traditionally consume rodent meat. Raising rodents is relatively easier than other livestock, requiring only a small enclsoure. Charuvith Charoensup, 12 grade, said the rodents feed on grass, rice grain, maize and other vegetable. Surapong Rattanakot, principle at Thakongwithaya school in Thakong township in Sangkha district, who supervises the trial farming said the school also provides experiment course for students to raise cattle, goats and fish. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375069 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 What day to they have a BBQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 They eat them in Isaan, barbecued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I wish they would stop releasing them on Pattaya Beach Road...... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 "He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat. He had only two ways home: death, or victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 That's what the backpackers should do on sukhumvit, catch them big fat rats and butcher them for the locals! 120 baht a kg is the villageprice, triple it and there's no more need to beg or dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 "Hey! Let go of my tail. You should be studying English. Or some 4.0 thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rodrigues Pereira Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I wonder how about veterinary precautions, since rats produce an invrfedible amount of deseases ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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