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Proximate, Mineral and Biochemical Evaluation of the Haemolymph of Growing Snails Fed Fresh Lettuce Waste, Whole Lettuce, Pawpaw Leaves and Cabbage Waste
O.O. Babalola and A.O. Akinsoyinu
Corresponding Author: O.O. Babalola
Submitted: 2009 December, 29
Accepted: 2010 January, 17
Published: 2011 January, 10 |
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Disease states in experimental animals are usually accompanied by biochemical alterations. Thus
a good working knowledge of reference values of some biochemical constituent of the haemolymph of snails
(Archachatina marginata) is needed as reference point for future researchers on snail. It is also necessary to
determine whether these values could be influenced by diets. Thirty six experimental snails of mean weight of
125.64±2.35g were randomly distributed into 4 dietary treatments of Pawpaw Leaves (PL), Whole Lettuce
(WL), Lettuce Wastes (LW) and Cabbage Wastes (CW). Nine snails were used as control animals to determine
the reference values. They were fed ad libitum for 60 days. Parameters determined were, proximate composition,
mineral profile, total protein, albumin, globulin, albumin:globulin, alanine amino transferase (ALT) and
aspartate amino transferase. There was significant (p<0.05) reduction in crude protein of haemolymph from
24.14 to 21.20% for snails fed LW. The increase in ash from 0.79 to 0.84 in snails fed LW was significant.
There were significant increases in all the minerals analyzed in all the treatment groups with Calcium recording
the highest concentration of 170 mg/mL. There was also significant (p<0.05) decrease in albumin and
albumin:globulin when snails were fed the experimental diets. Values obtained for the enzymes, ALT and AST
between treatments were similar. The study established that the feedstuffs were safe for their consumption and
could not lead to any tissue damage. Values of 165 unit/l for AST, 11 units/l for ALT, total protein, 7.1 g/dl,
globulin, 3.9 g/dl, albumin, 3.2 g/dl, and albumin:globulin, 0.82 could serve as reference values.
Key words: Biochemical constituents, growing snails, haemolymph, mineral profile, proximate composition, ,
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O.O. Babalola and A.O. Akinsoyinu, . Proximate, Mineral and Biochemical Evaluation of the Haemolymph of Growing Snails Fed Fresh Lettuce Waste, Whole Lettuce, Pawpaw Leaves and Cabbage Waste. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (1): 1-4.
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