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Ubua, J. A., L.A Ibom, T. E. Ekpo, and T. E. Ekpo. "EVALUATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO SUBSPECIES OF AFRICAN GIANT LAND SNAILS Archachatina marginata ovum AND Archachatina marginata saturalis FED OIL PALM FRUITS IN SWAMP FOREST ZONE OF NIGERIA." Continental J. Agricultural Science 6, no. 3 (2012): 29–33. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.844217.

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The study evaluated the reproductive characteristics of two African giant land snail subspecies (<em>Archachatina marginata ovum</em> and <em>Archachatina marginata saturalis</em>) fed oil palm fruits in swamp forest zone of Nigeria within a 20 week periods. Reproductive characteristics of the two African giant land snails subspecies evaluated revealed that <em>Archachatina marginata ovum</em> performed better (P < 0.05) than <em>Archachatina marginata saturalis</em> in terms of total number of eggs laid, clutch size, incubation period, percent egg hatchability, egg weight, egg length and e

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O. E., Chinonye, and Mercy I. O. "Parasitic Fauna of Achatina Achatina in Otuoke Community, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State." African Journal of Environment and Natural Science Research 7, no. 1 (2024): 106–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.52589/ajensr-dx4tuo2x.

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The Giant African land snail, Achatina achatina, is an invasive species recognized for being a serious agricultural pest and vector for diverse parasites that cause diseases in humans. This study assessed the prevalence of parasites harboured by the snails collected from bushes in the Otuoke community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The snail samples were collected and transported to the laboratory for examination using wet mouth preparation and teasing methods. Subsequently, they were classified by size into small, medium and large. The body organs were individually teased and examined under the m

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Osemeobo, Gbadebo Jonathan. "Effects of Land-use and Collection on the Decline of African Giant Snails in Nigeria." Environmental Conservation 19, no. 2 (1992): 153–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900030630.

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The African Giant Snail is a dependable source of animal protein for a large proportion of Nigerians. However, in the past few decades, the supply of this Snail and two others of different genera but similar use, has declined. The causes, examined in this paper, which affect its collection and decline in forest reserves are due to a combination of socio-economic and cultural factors: a cultural orientation of the rural dwellers towards the collection and utilization of snails for food, cash, traditional medicine, and sacrifice; indiscriminate destruction of snail habitats due to ignorance or n

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Ademolu, K. O., A. B. Idowu, A. O. Jayeola, et al. "Influence of Different Management Systems on Gut Microbes and Chemical Constituents of Giant Land Snail (Archachatina marginata)." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 39, no. 2 (2021): 179–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v39i2.726.

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The impact of management systems on the African giant land snail, Archachatina marginata found in Abeokuta, Nigeria was investigated. The gut microbial load, haemolymph biochemical values (proteins, lipids, glucose, Na+, Ca2+,K+, Cl- PO42+) and proximate composition (crude protein, fat, fibre, ash and carbohydrates) of the flesh were determined in these snails. There were significantly (P<0.05) higher colony forming units (cfu) in the gut of snails from the wild (5.24 x103) than the domesticated snails (3.13 x103). The aemolymph biochemical values and flesh proximate composition were signif

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Sharma, Shweta, and Katrina Dickens. "Effect of temperature and egg laying depths on giant African land snail (Gastropoda: Achatinidae) viability." Florida Entomologist 101, no. 1 (2018): 150. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.101.0130.

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Sharma, Shweta, Dickens, Katrina (2018): Effect of temperature and egg laying depths on giant African land snail (Gastropoda: Achatinidae) viability. Florida Entomologist 101 (1): 150, DOI: 10.1653/024.101.0130, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1653/024.101.0130

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AKEGBEJO-SAMSONS, Y., and O. AKINNUSI. "EFFECTS OF POPULATION DENSITY ON THE GROWTH AND EGG-LAYING CAPACITY OF THE AFRICAN GIANT LAND SNAIL Archachatina marginata (Swainson) RAISED IN CAPTIVITY." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 27 (January 3, 2021): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v27i.1979.

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The effects of the population density of adult African, giant land snail, Archachatina marginata on the egg-laying capacity and the growth of the brooders and hatchlings were investigated for 9 months. Ten culture pens were stocked with snails at 20%, 40%, 50%, 80% and 100% capacity with each group in 2 replicates. Average weight gain of brooders was highest in pens stocked at 40% population density while the lowest was in pen stocked at 100%. Average number of eggs laid per snail and average number of eggs per pen followed the same trend in the study. The highest average number of eggs laid p

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Okon, B., L. A. Ibom, A. Dauda, A. E. Bassey, M. O. Awodiran, and M. O. Etukudo. "Chromosome numbers, evolutionary relationships and divergence among three breeds of giant african land snails in Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 44, no. 4 (2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v44i4.614.

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A number of studies have been carried out on the reproductive and growth performance of these breeds of giant African land snails, but not much is documented on chromosome, evolutionary relationships and divergence studies. Forty snails and 10 of each breed of giant African land snails Archachatina marginata (AM), Achatina achatina (AA) and Achatina fulica (AF) and two varieties of A. marginata [A. marginata var. saturalis (AMS) and A. marginata var. ovum (AMO)] were used for the chromosomes numbers analyses. Slides for chromosome identification were prepared using the ovotestes and the cells

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Sule, S. O., T. A. Ojetayo, A. F. Durojaiye, R. O. Adewale, O. T. Oyetunji, and A. O. Sotolu. "Chemical composition of snail offal waste from Giant African Land Snail as animal protein source in aquaculture nutrition." ADAN Journal of Agriculture 2, no. 1 (2021): 128–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.36108/adanja/1202.20.0121.

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Snail meat is a relished delicacy for its nutritional and health benefits all over the world while its production and consumption has increased tremendously with the attendant waste generated from snail processing. Information is scanty on Snail Offal Waste (SOW) composition and nutritional value. SOW was analysed for its nutritional contents according to standard methods. The offal waste of African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata; Achatina achatina) proximate composition revealed a crude protein of 43.78±0.07, fat 24.61±0.01, ash 8.48±0.00, moisture content 6.73±0.06, fibre content

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Jadhav, A. D., R.S Dubal, R. P. Bagade, et al. "Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich a destructive pest of V1 mulberry (Morus alba L.) by - A new report and control strategies from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India." Biolife 4, no. 1 (2022): 184–88. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7313332.

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<strong>ABSTRACT</strong> In recent years during the routine visits to sericulture farmers of Kolhapur district, it was observed that the mulberry gardens were damaged by Giant African Snail (<em>Achatina fulica</em>) leading to drastic reduction in mulberry leaf yield ranging from 40-50 percent. Though the incidence was observed throughout the year, higher activity was noticed in rainy season with cloudy environment and also in flood irrigated garden with practice of composting mulberry waste in mulberry than the drip irrigated .It was the biggest land snail among snail species having a prote

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Okocha, C. N., and D. N. Onunkwo. "Comparative study of three species of giant African land snail." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 45, no. 2 (2020): 77–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v45i2.478.

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A comparative study was carried out on three breeds of snails in South Eastern Nigeria to assess their growth performance and body morphology. The three breeds used were A. Fulica, A. achatina and A. marginata. Four experimental diets were formulated to contain Concentrate + Pawpaw (Diet I), Concentrate + Moringa oleifera (Diet II), Concentrate + Moringa oleifera + African spinach + Amaranthus hybridus (Diet III) and Concentrate + Moringa oleifera + Amaranthus spinosus (Diet IV). Fifteen 6-month old growing snails of each breed were assigned per dietary treatment and each dietary treatment was

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Tranter, John A. "The giant African land snail, Achatina fulica, and other species." Journal of Biological Education 27, no. 2 (1993): 108–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.1993.9655315.

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B.T., Sreenivasa, Divya S.H., Narendra Kumar J.B., and Sivaprasad V. "Laboratory evaluation of chemicals against Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica bowdich and bio-assay studies on silkworm, Bombyx mori (L.)." Biolife 4, no. 2 (2022): 289–94. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7317794.

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<strong>ABSTRACT</strong> Giant African snail, <em>Achatina fulica,</em> a molluscan pest is posing a serious threat to mulberry in few hot spot areas of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other states.  The snail is a highly polyphagous damaging more than 500 plant species including fruit crops, vegetables, ornamental plants and field crops. Its conspicuous occurrence is noticed during rainy season. The climatic conditions like high humidity (>80%) and moderate temperature (9 - 29° C) are more congenial for the population build-up of the pest. With regard to management strategies, among ph

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Nwuzo, A. C., I. R. Iroha, I. B. Moses, et al. "Isolation and Characterization of bacterial species associated with edible snails (Achatina achatina) sold in major markets within Abakaliki metropolis." Biolife 4, no. 3 (2022): 494–97. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7330265.

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  <strong>ABSTRACT</strong> The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of some bacterial species in edible snails (<em>Achatina achatina</em>) sold at various market outlets within Abakaliki metropolis. A total of 50 edible snails were randomly obtained at different locations in 5 major markets within Abakaliki metropolis. Results showed that 61 bacterial isolates which belonged to 6 bacterial species: <em>E</em>. <em>coli</em>, <em>Pseudomonas</em> spp, <em>Shigella</em> spp, <em>Enterobacter</em> spp, <em>Salmonella</em> spp and <em>Klebsiella</em> spp, were present in

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Kareem, Idayat Ayoka, Michael Femi Adekunle, Folasade Olukemi Oke, and Busirat Opeyemi Ojo. "Economic analysis of two giant land snail marketing in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria." Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 54, no. 1 (2021): 238–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ats-2021-0025.

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Abstract The study examined the marketing and uses of two species of Giant African Land Snails (Archachatina marginata and Achatina achatina) in four (4) different market locations in Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria. The data were collected using a structured and validated questionnaire administered interpersonally to 160 snail marketers in four randomly selected markets in selected Local Government Area (LGA) situated in Ibadan. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools; these include frequencies, mean, median, mode and multiple regression. Findings from the s

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Kel, D., Hasan Gökçe, D. Bilgiç, et al. "Production of Natural Bioceramic from Land Snails." Key Engineering Materials 493-494 (October 2011): 287–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.493-494.287.

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There are thousands of land snail species, ranging in size from 1 mm to the Giant African Snail growing up to a foot long. Two species, known as escargot, helix aspersa and helix pomatia, are commercially important. Helix pomatia is abundant in Turkey. Those snails are exported usually without shells. Shells are damped to trash sites or used as substitute food for animals. The shell is rich in calcium carbonate and some other minor minerals. Thus, snails’ shells can be used as a source for bioceramic production. So far, in the literature there are lot of papers about converting calcite and ara

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Oguh, C. Egwu, O. Confidence Okpaka, T. Victor Ibubeleye, B. Paagolah Nwizia, and Julie Cookey. "Trace metals bioaccumulation index and risk assessment in African giant land snail (Archachatina margenata) around University of Nigeria Nsukka sewage dumpsite, Enugu State Nigeria." Direct Research Journal of Public Health and Environmental Technology 4, no. 5 (2019): 30–41. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3555167.

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The study investigates some selected trace metals bioaccumulation index and risk assessment in African giant land snail (<em>Archachatina margenata</em>) around University of Nigeria sewage dumpsite. Soil samples were collected at 30 cm depth with the aid of soil auger and snail samples were collected from the University of Nigeria sewage dumpsite and Etana snail farms served as control. The soil samples were collected at random and their physicochemical properties such as pH, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, organic matter, total carbon and exchangeable cations (i.e., K<sup>+</sup>, Mg<sup>2

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OLA, S. I., O. AKINLADE, and G. O. BAMIDELE. "MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL Archachatina marginata ovum (Pfeiffer) (Pulmonata: Achatinidae) FOUND IN ILE-IFE, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA." Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment 16, no. 1 (2017): 20–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jagse.v16i1.1666.

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The morphometry of the reproductive organs of the giant African land snail, Archachatina marginata ovum from wild collection at Ile-Ife, southwest Nigeria, was assessed during March - May (early rainy season) and August – October (late rainy season) of 2010. A total 134 snails were dissected and clas-sified into one of five different reproductive states (low mating readiness; high mating readiness; egg production; gravid and post reproductive). The five states were observed in snails collected during the early rainy season, whereas the gravid state was not observed in the collections during la

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Yeigba, B Japhet, Kpun, IP, and Birigeni, D Charity. "Effect of replacing maize with plantain peels on the performance traits and haematological characteristics of African giant land snail." Open Access Research Journal of Biology and Pharmacy 4, no. 1 (2022): 001–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.53022/oarjbp.2022.4.1.0058.

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The study was carried out at the Niger Delta University, Faculty of Agriculture Teaching and Research Farm, Bayelsa State. A total of Ninety six (96) growing snails (Archachatina marginata). Using Plantain peel as an additive, four diets were formulated at the levels of 0%, 3%, 6%, and 9% to form the treatment diets. The experiment lasted for eight (8) weeks during which the weight gain, feed intake, shell width, shell length, shell thickness and hematological parameters were obtained. The weight gain, shell width, shell length and shell thickness are not significantly different (p<0.05) wh

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Raimi, C. O., and A. C. Odeyemi. "Organoleptic evaluation of Archachatina marginata fed rumen content dietary inclusion." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 46, no. 4 (2020): 84–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v46i4.999.

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There is inadequate information on quality feedstuff for large scale production and all year round availability of snails in Nigeria.The research was conducted to investigate the organoleptic properties of the African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata). Thirtytwo snails were randomly allotted into four dietary treatments of varied levels of 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% rumen content inclusion. Each treatment was replicated with four snails per pen in a completely randomized design. The snails were reared in mini paddock. Feed and water were supplied ad-libitum. At the end of the eight weeks per

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Popoola, Y. A., A. B. Idowu, I. A. Omodewu, O. T. Ajayi, S. R. Ajayi, and A. J. Omole. "Effects and Cost-Benefit of Low and High Protein Levels in Snail Diets with Constant Levels of Energy and Calcium." Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry 9, no. 3 (2023): 36–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i3204.

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Snails are invertebrates with soft segmented shells. Snail farming is still at the infant stage compared to other farming enterprises because of limited information on the nutrient requirement of the animal. Therefore, a 12-week study was conducted to determine the effect of snails’ diets containing low and high Crude protein (CP) levels with constant level of energy and calcium on the growth performance of African giant land snail Archachatina marginata. In a completely randomized design, a total of 120 snails of the same weight and breed were randomly allotted to five (5) different dietary t

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Ademolu, K. O., A. B. Idowu, and O. A. Jayeola. "Changes in Haemolymph Biochemical values during different growth phases in African Giant Land Snail (Archachatina Marginata) Swainson." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 36, no. 1 (2021): 161–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v36i1.1200.

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The impact of growth phases on the haemolympy biochemical value of African giant land snail Archachatina marginata was studied. The growth phases were: snailet, juvenile and Adult based on the number of whorls on the shell and weight of the snails. Highest concentration of glucose and lipids were recorded at the juvenile phase (40.20mg/dl), while least values for glucose (20.00mg/dl) and lipids (37.80mg/dl)were recorded during snailer and adult phases respectively. A progressive increase in the concentration of protein was observed as the snails moved from snailetphase to adult phase, hence sn

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Ademolu, K. O., O. D. Fakeye, G. A. Dedeke, O. A. Ajayi, and A. B. Idowu. "Digestive enzymes in African Giant land snail (Archachatina marginata) during aestivation." Archivos de Zootecnia 62, no. 237 (2013): 73–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0004-05922013000100008.

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ABADOM, FEBISOLA E., and DAVID W. MILSOM. "Digestive enzymes of the West African giant land snail, Archachatina marginata." Biochemical Society Transactions 19, no. 3 (1991): 334S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bst019334s.

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Tehsin, Raza H., and Satish Kumar Sharma. "First Record of Giant African Land Snail Achatina fulica from Rajasthan." Zoos' Print Journal 15, no. 3 (2000): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.zpj.15.3.231b.

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Ademolu, K. O., D. E. Onadeko, F. M. Mselbwala, and A. Oropo. "Nutritional value of the visceral mass of three giant African land snail species ( and )." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 44, no. 4 (2020): 133–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v44i4.497.

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Edible snails are very important as food and adequate information is available on their nutritional, medicinal, and economic benefits. Though themore commonly consumed portion is the flesh, some people however consume the visceral mass, hence the need to determine its nutritional benefits. Two structures of the visceral mass (albumen gland and common hermaphrodite duct) of Archachatina marginata, Achatina achatina and Achatina fulica were analyzed to determine their proximate, mineral, and antinutrient compositions.The albumen glands in the three snail species had higher protein (36.81±0.02% -

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Sajan, S. K., Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, and Saheba Khatun. "Invasion of giant African alien land snail Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) in Sagar Island of India." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118, no. 1 (2018): 100. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/119264.

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Sajan, S. K., Tripathy, Basudev, Sivakumar, K., Khatun, Saheba (2018): Invasion of giant African alien land snail Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) in Sagar Island of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (1): 100, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/119264, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/119264

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Ugwuowo, L. C., and N. H. Anyaokei. "Tolerance of African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) to varying levels of table Salt." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 47, no. 4 (2020): 37–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v47i4.106.

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An experiment was conducted to determine the growth response of African giant land snail Archachatina marginata fed diets containing different levels of sodium chloride. One hundred and twenty snails were subjected to four dietary treatments of T1, T2, T3 and T4 with 0%, 0.25%, 0.5% and 0.75% sodium chloride respectively. The treatments were replicated thrice with 10 snails per replicate. The measured parameters included weight gain, feed intake, shell length, shell circumference and shell thickness. Feed cost, cost of feed per kg weight gain and feed conversion ratio were also calculated. Res

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Teles, Wanderson Siqueira, Daniel de Paiva Silva, Bruno Vilela, Dilermando Pereira Lima-Junior, João Carlos Pires-Oliveira, and Marcel Sabino Miranda. "How Will the Distributions of Native and Invasive Species Be Affected by Climate Change? Insights from Giant South American Land Snails." Diversity 14, no. 6 (2022): 467. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d14060467.

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Climate change and invasive species are critical factors affecting native land snail diversity. In South America, the introduced Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica) has spread significantly in recent decades into the habitat of the threatened native giant snails of the genus Megalobulimus. We applied species distribution modeling (SDM), using the maximum entropy method (Maxent) and environmental niche analysis, to understand the ecological relationships between these species in a climate change scenario. We compiled a dataset of occurrences of L. fulica and 10 Megalobulimus species in So

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Egwu, Oguh Collins, Umezinwa Ogochukwu Jennifer, Adinnu Chiamaka Maria Goretti, Okekeaji Uchechukwu, and Ejiofor Uchechukwu Marksydney. "Toxic elements and microbial loads in african giant land snail (Archachatina margenata) reared with waste contaminated soil." Applied Research in Science and Technology 1, no. 1 (2021): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.33292/areste.v1i1.5.

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The use of dump soils for the rearing of African giant land snail (AGLS) leads to the bioaccumulation of metals and microbial loads in AGLS, which is a major food chain route for the human body. This study investigated the concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb) and microbial load in AGLS reared with dumpsite and control soil and also to ascertain if they are within permissible limits. Soil samples; dump soil (A), and Control soil (B) were collected at 0-30 cm depth with the aid of a soil auger and were used for AGLS farming, to ascertain whether the Toxic elements (TEs) concen

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Okeniyi, F. A., O. A. Osinowo, O. A. Ladokun, A. K. Akinloye, O. S. Bamidele, and D. M. Sanni. "Bacteria and digestive enzymes in the alimentary tract of the giant African land snails, Archarchatina marginata and Achatina achatina." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 42, no. 2 (2021): 28–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v42i2.2616.

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A study was carried out to investigate the bacteria flora in the gut of the Giant African Land Snails (GALS), Archarchatina marginata and Achatina achatina. Microflora cultures from snail gut contents were prepared to isolate and identify microorganisms within the snail digestive tract. Enzyme assays were carried out on a few of the microorganisms to determine the presence and level of enzymatic activities. Results showed that a wide range of bacteria inhabit the alimentary tract of GALS. Bacteria isolates from the stomach (Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas syringae) and mouth regions (Aeroccus

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Raut, S. K. "The Giant African Land Snail Achatina Fulica Bowdich in Nepal and Bhutan." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 96 (June 12, 1999): 173–74. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506039.

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Raut, S. K. "The Giant African Land Snail Achatina Fulica Bowdich in Nepal and Bhutan." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 96 (June 7, 1999): 173–74. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506039.

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Raut, S. K. "The Giant African Land Snail Achatina Fulica Bowdich in Nepal and Bhutan." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 96 (July 3, 1999): 173–74. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506039.

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Raut, S. K. "The Giant African Land Snail Achatina Fulica Bowdich in Nepal and Bhutan." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 96 (July 10, 1999): 173–74. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506039.

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Iwanegbe, I., and J.O. Igene. "ORGANOLEPTIC ASSESSMENT OF STORED PROCESSED GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL MEAT PRODUCTS." Continental J. Agricultural Science 9, no. 2 (2015): 19–29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.844402.

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This study investigated the organoleptic assessment of the giant African Land Snail meat products. Four different treatments were considered for evaluation in this study; unseasoned fried (USF), seasoned fried (SF), seasoned oven- dried (SOD) and seasoned smoke- dried (SSD). The products were kept under three storage conditions (ambient, refrigeration and freezer temperature). The results showed that the mean score of unseasoned fried product (3.950) and seasoned oven-dried products (3.800) had declined in colour quality at 20days freezer storage. Besides, freezer stored meat products were bet

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ABIONA, J. A., A. C. ESHORUN, and F. M. MSHELBWALA. "EFFECTS OF AESTIVATION DURATION ON REPRODUCTIVE TRACT DIMENSION AND SPERMATOZOA PRODUCTION OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL (Archachatinamarginata) DURING DRY SEASON." Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment 17, no. 2 (2019): 106–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jagse.v17i2.1837.

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Aestivation is a process of metabolic suspension which plays a key role in the survival of land snails during a period of drought. Human shave also used this process to transport the animal for commercial purpose. To examine the effect of this physiological process on reproductive apparatus, thirty (30) Giant African Land snail (Archachatinamarginata) with average weight of 130 -150g were used for this study. The snails were allotted to three different treatments with ten (10) replicate each after four weeks of acclimatization period which include: zero (0) week, three (3) weeks and six (6) we

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Aluko, F. A., E. A. Adesina, A. M. Akanji, A. M. Ogungbesan, E. S. Apata, and G. A. Adeleke. "Qualitative Characterization of Archachatina marginata Varieties in the Derived Savannah Zone of Ogun State, Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Science 9, no. 9 (2017): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v9n9p237.

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The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest land snails in the world. In Nigeria, farmers still can not identify the breed Archachatina marginata (Am) and its varieties. In this study, Archachatina marginata varieties were characterized using qualitative characters. A total of 304 animals comprising of 93 Archachatina marginata marginata (Amm), 163 Archachatina marginata suturalis (Ams) and 48 Archachatina marginata ovum (Amo) was used. Five qualitative parameters were collected on each snail and recorded. These parameters are shape of snail (SS), shell colour (SC), colour of labium (CL

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Dododawa, Z., and B. N. Ejidike. "Influence of two management systems on the growth performance of adult African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata)." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 11, no. 2 (2019): 424–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v11i2.2073.

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African gaint land snails are important as means of alleviating acute protein shortage in Nigeria livestock Industries. The present study aimed to study the influence of intensive and extensive management systems on the growth Performance of adult African Giant Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) was carried out in the wildlife domestication unit of the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Ninety African giant land snails (A. marginata) of average body weight 160.31g ± 0.38g were used for the study. The snails were grouped into two-

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Hirschenhauser, Katharina, and Lisa Brodesser. "Children’s Relationships with a Non-Vertebrate Animal: The Case of a Giant African Land Snail (Achatina fulica) at School." Animals 13, no. 9 (2023): 1575. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13091575.

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Employing living animals in educational settings is popular and may assist learning. Human-animal relationships are considered fundamental for the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) on successful learning. Key studies on AAI emphasize dogs, or other large-brained vertebrates, while AAI with non-vertebrate species is a yet rather unexplored field. However, bringing non-vertebrate species to school has ethical and practical advantages. In an exploratory study, we tested whether seven-years-old children would form caregiving relationships with a Giant African land snail (Achatina fuli

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Abiona, John Adesanya, Taiwo Gabriel Olaoye, Monsuru Oladimeji Abioja, and Okanlawon Mohammed Onagbesan. "Effect of zinc oxide on liveweight, reproductive organ dimensions and spermatozoa production of Archachatina marginata during dry season." Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 51, no. 4 (2018): 147–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ats-2018-0017.

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Abstract Demand for Giant African Land Snail in Nigeria is so high such that it is very difficult to meet up with the supply as a protein source. However, during dry season, production at intensive level is often challenged with decline in growth and reproduction despite interventions to boost production. This study therefore evaluates the effect of zinc oxide on liveweight, reproductive organ dimensions and spermatozoa production of Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata) during dry season. Thirty-two (32) snails with an average weight of 100 – 180 g were used for this experiment. T

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O., Ovioma,, Ojokuku, A., Kuteyi, R., Saanu, I., Olusegun-Joseph, S., and Apena, O. "Extraction and Identification of Bioactive Compounds from Archachatina marginata (Giant African Land Snail)." Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology 14, no. 2 (2022): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/eajbsz.2022.251817.

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Akinola, O.O, E.N Okeke, E.V Aghimien, and O.R Appah. "Substitution Value of Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipies – Mart.) Solms Meal in The Diet of African Giant Land Snail (Archachatina marginata) Swainson." CONTINENTAL J. APPLIED SCIENCES 12, no. 1 (2017): 75–83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.546471.

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<em>A total of 36 juvenile sized African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) were fed with water hyacinth meal at 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% respectively to give T<sub>0, </sub>T<sub>1, </sub>T<sub>2, </sub>and T3<sub>. </sub>Performance characteristics such as weight gain, feed intake, feed efficiency, shell length, groove diameter and shell circumference were assessed. The feeding trials lasted for eight weeks with three treatments in 3 replicate while 3 snails constituted a replicate. Readings were taken weekly. Data collected was subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using completely r

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Ovat, I. O., P. E. Esor, and O. I. Iwara. "Effects of different feeding regimes on the growth performance of the giant African land snail Archachatina marginata (Swainson)." Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences 16, no. 1 (2020): 24–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/joafss.v16i1.3.

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Effects of various feeding regimes on the growth performance of the giant African land snail, Archachatina marginata were studied using one hundred and twenty (120 Juvenile snails) weighing 0.66g +1 per snails for a period of 90 days. The treatments were. T1 -Grower starter, T2 - Grower mash, T3 - cocoyam and cassava leaves and T4 - Ripe pawpaw fruits. The Completely Randomized Design was used with four treatments and each replicated three times. The snails were confined in wooden hutch boxes. Data was collected on weekly body weight feed intake, shell length and shell width. Results obtained

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Guy Merlin, Tchowan, Jam Jude Jua, Ngoula Ferdinand, and Tchoumboué Joseph. "Enhancing Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata) production with Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) in the south-west region of Cameroon." Pubvet 18, no. 05 (2024): e1589. http://dx.doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v18n05e1589.

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The study was designed to determine the effect of Thymus vulgaris leaf meal on the production of Archachatina marginata. Two hundred and twenty-four adults’ snails were divided into four treatments of 14 snails and four replicates. Treatment T0 received only the experimental diet while three other treatments received diet with different inclusion level of T. vulgaris leaf meal at 0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75%. Feed and leave were quantified using an electronic weighing scale daily. The results obtained show that, feed intake was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in animals receiving 0.75% T. vulgar

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Adewole, A. M., F. A. Olajubu, and O. G. Nathaniel. "Different processing additives is efficacious on microbial loads and antibiotics sensitivity pattern of giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata)." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 44, no. 5 (2020): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v44i5.1573.

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Snails are harvested for food in many parts of the world but are susceptible to environmental contaminations and pollutants due to the continuous ingesting of bacteria from the soil and the environment which they are found. Thus, the study has been designed to investigate the distribution and prevalence of micro-organisms in snails in humid tropics of Nigeria. Fifteen samples of Archachatina marginata were collected from Melege village, Ose local government area, Ondo State, Nigeria. The foot and head were analyzed microbiologically for bacterial loads before and after processing with five cle

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Tchowan, Guy Merlin, Ndum Gorreti Tufoin, Ferdinand Ngoula, and Joseph Tchoumboue. "Comparative reproduction performance of Giant African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata) fed with the leguminous plant Leucaena leucocephala." Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias XXXIV, no. 2 (2024): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-e34393.

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The study was carried out between July and October 2022 at the sub–station of the Faculty of Agriculture Research and Teaching farm to assess the reproductive performance of Archachatina marginata fed the leguminous Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal as feed additive. 208 adult snails were randomly partitioned into 4 treatments and 4 repetitions of 13 comparable snails (weight and size). The treatment T0 (control) received only the experimental diet as described while three other treatments received not only diet but, L. leucocephala leaf meal at 0.25%, 0.5% and 0.75% for a period of 12 weeks. In

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Okon, B., L. A. Ibom, A. Dauda, A. E. Bassey, N. B. Idiong, and P. O. Onwuka. "Influence of breeds and number of whorls on phenotypic traits and correlations among giant African land snails in Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 45, no. 2 (2020): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v45i2.476.

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Six hundred adult mature black-skinned snails with four and five whorls on the shellcomprising of 200 each of the breeds; Archachatina marginata, Achatina achatina and Achatina fulica were used for the study. Phenotypic traits measured from the snails included body weight (BDW), shell length (SHL), shell width (SHW), aperture length (APL), aperture width (APW), spiral length (SPL), spiral width (SPW), diagonal length (DAL), length between the aperture and first spiral (LAS). The data obtained were used to estimate simple statistics (mean, standard error and coefficient of variations) and corre

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Rahman, Md Sayeedur, and Srimanta Kumar Raut. "Factors inducing aestivation of the giant African land snail Achatina fulica Bowdich (Gastropoda: Achatinidae)." Proceedings of the Zoological Society 63, no. 1 (2010): 45–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12595-010-0006-4.

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Rahman, M. S., and S. K. Raut. "Consequences of Aestivation in the Giant African Land Snail Achatina fulica Bowdich (Gastropoda: Achatinidae)." Proceedings of the Zoological Society 65, no. 2 (2012): 95–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12595-012-0041-4.

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Michael, I. Iwar Okoro A.M. "Growth performance of (Archachatina marginata) snail, under the diets of soya beans powder, green beans, and tomatoes in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Nigeria." Scientific Reports in Life Sciences 5, no. 2 (2024): 53–64. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11303329.

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A study was conducted to determine the growth performance of the African giant land snail <em>Archachatina marginata</em> using different feedstuffs in the Laboratory of the Wildlife and Range Management Department of the Josep Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Forty (40) juvenile snails with an initial average weight of 47.95g were purchased from Wadata market in Makurdi, acclimatized, quarantined, and made to starve for 2 days before the commencement of the experiment. Forty (40) snails were allotted at random to each of the 4 hutch boxes and were subjected to four trea

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