TY  - JOUR
T1  - Influence of Articial Diet on Captive Rearing of African Giant Land Snail<I> Archachatina marginata</I> Pulmonata: Stylommatophora
AU - , B.N. Ejidike 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 8
SP  - 1028
EP  - 1030
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.1028.1030
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.1028.1030
KW  - Influence
KW  -capative rearing
KW  -land snail
KW  -African gaint
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The effect of 25% crude protein diet, green papaw (<I>Carica papaya</I>) leaves or 25% crude protein diet plus green papaw (<I>Carica papaya</I>) leaves (ratio 1:1) on African giant land snail (<I>Archachatina marginata</I>) growth performance and survival were studied for over 180 days. The study diet treatments were designated treatment I-III, respectively. The <I>Archachatina marginata</I> were stocked five snails per replicates of nine for the three treatments in wooden cages raised 10 cm above the ground and fed 2% body weight day <SUP>1</SUP>. The <I>Archachatina marginata</I> fed on treatments 1 and 11 had similar (p>0.05) body weight gain. The body weight gain of <I>Archachatina marginata</I> fed on treatment 111 was significantly influenced (p< 0.05) more than those on the treatments I and II. The morphological parameters (shell, length, shell width, shell aperture) followed the same trend of significance as body weight.
ER  -