EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND CONCENTRATE DIETS ON PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF GIANT LANDSNAIL

Abstract: Natural food of potato leaf (Ipomea bataba) and formulated concentrate feed were fed on twenty giant land snail (Archachatina marginata) with average weight of 113±1.06g for twelve weeks to determine the effects of these diets on proximate composition and sensory properties of the experimental snail species. At the end of this experiment, it was discovered that experimental snails fed compounded concentrate were higher in protein (25.68%), Na (17.5 % mg/100g) and Ca (188.5mg/100g) than those fed Ipomea bataba. The sensory properties of the snails fed two diets were not significantly differs (p>0.05) in terms of colour, flavour and texture while the meat taste, and general acceptability of snails fed natural potato leaf was rated highest