Utilization of dry unpeeled sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) in the diet of snails

Abstract

Batata desecada. Caracoles. Ganancia de peso. Relación coste/ganancia de peso. Rendimiento faenado.

Contribución de la planta de papaya (Carica papaya) a la nutrición del caracol de tierra gigante africano

“…This calls for increase cultivation of Carica papaya as it is well consumed by both man and livestock. The good performance recorded by snails fed with ripe fruits and fresh leaves of pawpaw will definitely reduce the cost of production in snail farming as nothing or less will be spent on feed formulation as earlier observed by Omole et al (2013).…”

“…One major obstacle to efficient snail production in intensive and semi-intensive management system is high cost of feed materials. In livestock farming feed cost is responsible for 60-70 % of the total cost of production (Omole et al, 2013). Snails are fed with various food items in captivity ranging from compounded feed to plant materials (roughages).…”

“…were also consumed by snails (Eruvbetine, 2012). Recently too, Omole et al (2013) used dry unpeeled sweet potato in the diet of snails as energy source. Also, nonconventional materials have also been given to snails which have the potential to reduce the cost of feed in intensive rearing system.…”