Feed preferences and feeding behaviour of two species of African giant land snails

Ogbu, C. C.; Ani, A. O.; Emeh, M.

doi:10.4321/s0004-05922014000200012

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“…In case of formulated pellet feed there are so many ingredient mixed like fish meal, rice bran, rice polish, mustard oil cake etc. In the findings of Ogbu, et al [12], the feed preferences of snails also showed preciously which is also totally matched with the present findings. The results of the study [13] showed that diet has pronounced effect on body weight gain, shell circum ference gain, shell length gain, shell percentage, feed intake and…”

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“…rice bran, rice polish, mustard oil cake etc. In the findings of Ogbu, et al [12], the feed preferences of snails also showed preciously which is also totally matched with the present findings. The results of the study [13] effect on body weight gain, shell circum ference gain, shell length gain, shell percentage, feed intake and feed conversion ratio; diet containing poultry droppings was cheapest and excellent for snail production which agrees with the present finds.…”

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Efficacy of Formulated Feed Preference and Stocking Density on Growth and Survival of Baby Pila globosa Reared in Laboratory Condition

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Begum

2021

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Quality diet as food for raising freshwater snails under laboratory conditions has a significant effect on their growth and the number of egg clutches laid as well as on the size of the snail. Now a days, some innovative farmers of Bangladesh started snail culture within their fish farms in the view of producing snail to use as feed for their Prawn (Macrobrachiam rosenbergii), indigenous catfish (Clarius batrachus) farms, domestic duck farms and also as a protein supplement for preparing fish feed. From previous study we know that Bulinus nyassanus growth and survive rate was found well on locally formulated fish diet consisting of 30% crude protein with ingredients comprising fish meal, maize bran, rice bran, soya bean, wheat bran, hemicellulose (binder), vitamin premix and mineral premix. But no such research has been done in case of apple snail. The present study was aimed to investigate the feed formulation preferred by Pila globosa species and their effects on survival and growth of these snails in laboratory condition. Three type of formulated feed viz., pellet feed, fish meal and 50% fish meal + 50% crusted khudipana were used for the experiment in high and low stocking density of baby snails. The present findings shown that the diets in order of preference based on their effects on growth and survival of snails were formulated pellet feed, fish meal and 50% fish meal+ 50% crushed khudipana. After rearing of 28 days, highest growth found 0.32g with 86.66% survival with formulated diet in 60nos/L stocking density and 0.35g with 90% survival with formulated diet in 30nos/L stocking density. It`s indicate that the snails reared on formulated pellet feed diets and lower stocking density gave better performance in terms of survival and mean growth rate than those reared on other diets.

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Efficacy of Formulated Feed Preference and Stocking Density on Growth and Survival of Baby Pila globosa Reared in Laboratory Condition

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2021

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“…In agreement with CAREFOOT; SWITZER-DUNLAP (1989), feed check occurs before and after ingestion, starting with the evaluation of odor and texture, palatability and handling, followed digestibility and nutrition, and the post-ingestion, the most important mechanism in learning aversion to unhealthy foods and determines future choices. Animals kept under restricted feeding have the same preferences than kept in diverse diets, suggesting genotypic influence on food preferences (RAUT; CHOSE, 1983;OGBU et al, 2014), corroborating the present study. African snail has a long-term memory associating the food odors with their nutritional values, i.e., an animal which keeps 12 hours in contact with food after day rest period, direct itself to the same food the next phase of nocturnal activity (CHASE et al, 1980).…”

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“…The development of food preferences in animals has been linked to post-digestive effects (satiety or malaise) and their interaction, especially with the senses of taste and smell (KIMBERLY; SALICE, 2012). The concept of food preference comprises two features: attractiveness (measured by tests with and without free choice) and palatability (measured by comparing the amount of different food eaten by the animal under study) (OGBU et al, 2014), that distinguish appetite from non-appetite, a fact which corresponds to the present study. According to these authors, this may be related to the selective behavior of animals when fed free choice, because animals often prove all feeds provided before settling down as the most nutritious (preferred) (OGBU et al, 2014), as found in this study.…”

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Population fluctuation and food preference of African snail by horticulture crops

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The African snail Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822), originally from Africa, was introduced in Brazil and since then became an important pest, because of its resistance to abiotic conditions, hermaphroditism, polyphagia and absence of natural enemies. Considered as one of the 100 worst pests in the world, with the record of establishment in almost all Brazilian states, it causes sanitary, ecological and economic losses. In this context, the objective of this study was to determine the population dynamics and food preference of the giant snail in three areas of lettuce, located in Alagoas, Brazil. There was no statistical difference between food preference tests with and without choice among the varieties offered. To the fluctuation of the population of A. fulica, the Pearson correlation coefficients were negative only for temperature, and there was no correlation with precipitation and relative humidity.

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“…6 A. marginata, a primarily herbivorous organism, also subsists on dead plants and animal material (coprophagy) and may eat up members of its species when weak or dead (cannibalism) under certain conditions. 8 As reported by Ogbu et al 9 field and laboratory investigations have revealed that, although snails show a wide variety of food preference spectrum, they typically demonstrate selective feeding, showing preferences to certain feeds over others (orange, ripe cherries, and Curcubitswatermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Similarly, Cobbinah et al 7 reported that Giant African land The growth and development of Archachatina marginata are relatively slow but expected to improve given the most preferred feed materials, and appetite stimulants are provided at optimal periods.…”

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Potentials of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus: (Thunb.) Matsum, & Nakai) Extract as an Appetite Stimulant and Antioxidant in the Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata: Swainson, 1821)

2021

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Archachatina marginata, commonly known as the 'Giant African Land Snail,' is a snail species that is most accepted and cherished in Nigeria. It is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails belonging to the Phylum: Mollusca, Family: Achatinidae, Class: Gastropoda, and Subclass: Pulmonata. It is one of the predominant snail species in West Africa and Central Africa, and other species include Achatina achatina and Achatina fulica. 2 Snails, especially land snails, are mostly edible and nutritious-hence they have an excellent farming prospect. The rearing and breeding of snails are known as heliciculture, heliculture, or snail farming. According to Iyangbe and Orewa, 5 an estimated 31% of the nation's population met the minimum daily calorie intake recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), while the more significant portion of the population was considered malnourished. Moreover, Nigeria's per capita daily intake, for instance, is estimated to be 45.4g, as against the 53.8g recommended by the FAO.

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Feed preferences and feeding behaviour of two species of African giant land snails

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Efficacy of Formulated Feed Preference and Stocking Density on Growth and Survival of Baby Pila globosa Reared in Laboratory Condition

Efficacy of Formulated Feed Preference and Stocking Density on Growth and Survival of Baby Pila globosa Reared in Laboratory Condition

Population fluctuation and food preference of African snail by horticulture crops

Potentials of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus: (Thunb.) Matsum, & Nakai) Extract as an Appetite Stimulant and Antioxidant in the Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata: Swainson, 1821)

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