FED
DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH
MULBERRY (MORUS
ALBA)
AND SIAM WEED (CHROMOLENA
ODORATA)
A
RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, FACULTY OF
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
EBONYI
STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI
IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE
(B. AGRIC) IN ANIMAL SCIENCE
ABSTRACT
One hundred and twenty (120) young
growing snails of about 8-10 weeks of age were used in an 8 week feeding trial.
It was to determine the growth performance of giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata) fed diets
supplemented with mulberry (Morus alba)
and siam weed (Chromoleana odorata).
The experimental diets were 0% mulberry and 0% chromoleana leaves (T1), 5%
mulberry leaves and 0% chromoleana leaves (T2), 5% siam weed leaves and 0%
mulberry leaves (T3). Result indicated significant (p<0.05) difference in the
final body weight between the treatment 3 and other treatments (T1, T2). There
were no significant difference (p>0.05) in the initial body weights.
Significant differences (p<0.05) were recorded in the weight gain, feed
intake and feed conversion ratio among the dietary treatments. In conclusion,
the results suggest that inclusion of mulberry leaves and siam weed leaves in
the diet of snail will improve their growth performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page………………………………………………………………… i
Certification………………………………………………………………. ii
Dedication……………………………………………………………….. iii
Acknowledgments ………………………………………………………. iv
Abstract…………………………………………………………………… v
Table of contents…………………………………………………………. vi
List of table……………………………………………………………….. viii
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Objectives of the study…………………………………………….. 3
1.2
Justification
of the study…………………………………………… 4
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERATURE
REVIEW
2.1
Snail
Production on Nigeria………………………………………… 6
2.2
Nutrient
Requirement of Snails…………………………………….. 7
2.2.1
Crude
Protein……………………………………………………….. 8
2.2.2
Energy
Requirement………………………………………………… 8
2.3
Potentials
Of Snails As An Animal Protein…………………………. 8
2.4
Environmental Factors Favoring
Survival and
Raising of Snail………………………………………………………10
2.4.1 Temperature………………………………………………………….. 10
2.4.2 Humidity………………………………………………………………10
2.4.3 Light……………………………………………………………………11
2.5 Housing………………………………………………………………. 12
2.5.1 Housing System ………………………………………………………..13
2.5.2 Pest and Diseases………………………………………………….. 13
2.6 Potential of Mulberry for Animal
Production ………………………. 14
2.7 Composition and Nutritive Value of
Mulberry Plant………………… 16
2.8 Nutritive Value of Siam Weed……………………………………….. 17
2.8.1
Other Uses Of Chromoleana Odorata……………………………… 18
2.9 Chromoleana Odorata In Livestock
Feeding ………………………….. 18
CHAPTER
THREE
MATERIALS
AND METHODS
3.1 Experimental
Site………………………………………………….. 22
3.2 Experimental
Animal And Source…………………………………. 22
3.3 Care
and Management of The Experimental Animals
(Snails)…………………………………………………………….. 22
3.4 Experimental
Diet Preparation ……………………………………. 23
3.5 Experimental
Procedure …………………………………………… 23
3.7 Data
Collection……………………………………………………… 25
3.8 Statistical
Analysis………………………………………………….. 26
3.9 Experimental
Design ……………………………………………….. 26
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULT
4.1 Growth
performance…………………………………………………. 28
CHAPER
FIVE
DISCUSSION
5.1 Conclusion
and Recommendation ……………………………….. 30
References…………………………………………………………. 31
Appendix …………………………………………………………… 35
LIST OF TABLES
Table
1
Mineral composition (Mg/kg) of
C.O leaf meal
(dry
matter basis) ……………………………………… 19
Table2: Animo Acide composition of C.O. leaf
meal Amino acid.. 20
Table
3
Dry matter gross energy and
proximate composition of
Chromoleana
odorata leaf meal…………………………… 21
Table 4: The Experimental Layout…………………………………. 23
Table 5: The Percentage Composition of the
Experimental diet…. 24
Table 6: Calculated Chemical Composition (%)
values…………… 24
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