Growth Performance, Proximate Composition and Mineral Content of African Giant Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) fed Formulated Diet using Quail Droppings Meal as Protein Source

Ilelaboye ,, N.O.A. and Ede, D. (2020) Growth Performance, Proximate Composition and Mineral Content of African Giant Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) fed Formulated Diet using Quail Droppings Meal as Protein Source. In: Federal Polytchnic Oko, Anambra State Nigeria, 15th - 16th December, 2020, The Federal Polytechnic, Oko..

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Abstract

Snail meat is highly nutritious and compared favourably with conventional sources of protein such as beef and fish, also low in fat and serve as a good source of iron. This study was to investigate the growth performance, and chemical composition of Archachatina marginata (African Giant Land Snail) fed Quail droppings meal (Q.D.M.) substituted for soybean meal (S.B.M.) in snail feed. Fifty snails with the average weight 157.3g were subjected to 12week feed trials. Three experimental snail diets (Diet II-IV) were prepared using Q.D.M. in different ratios. Diet I is modified Cobbinah’s snail feed and Diet V is 100% Q.D.M. The morphological characteristics of the snail and its flesh chemical composition were determined using standard methods. There was an appreciable increase in the weight gain, shell width gain and shell length gain across the treatment groups. The feed conversion ratio ranges from 2.74 to 3.75, with snails fed Diet I recording the highest feed conversion ratio. The meat of the snails fed on Diet V had the highest per cent protein, ash, and carbohydrate, while those fed Diet I had the highest fat and fibre content. The level of the minerals found in all the treatments is not toxic and are in a linear progression manner, with snails on diet V possessing the highest values in all the minerals analyzed (Na+, K+, Ca+, Mg +, Fe +and P), while snails on Diet I had the least amounts. The result of this study indicated that highest growth performance and feed utilization for A. marginata snail was favoured by Diet V. The substitution of S.B.M. with Q.D.M. in the experimental feed improve the nutritional quality of snails, hence reducing the cost of the compounded ration of snails.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr. Bolanle Yisau I.
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2022 19:35
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2022 19:35
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1938

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