Evaluation of the Reproductive Performance, Body Proportions, Nutritional Value, and Biochemical Parameters of Achatina achatina

Table 6

Characteristics of the carcass of the Giant African Snail in relation to the energy level in the diet.

Carcass characteristics (g)	Treatments (kcal/kg of energy)
	T 1 2600	T 2 2800	T 3 3000
	n = 30	n = 30	n = 30
Live weight	62.60 ± 8.06^a	69.90 ± 19.08^a	67.10 ± 7.93^a
Shell weight	7.30 ± 1.44^a	8.60 ± 3.66^a	6.40 ± 0.54^a
Soft tissue	17.40 ± 2.60^a	17.12 ± 4.95^a	14.50 ± 3.10^a
Pedal mass	8.90 ± 1.63^a	12.10 ± 3.41^a	12.20 ± 2.88^a
Total meat	17.30 ± 2.84^a	22.90 ± 4.99^a	22.10 ± 3.57^a
Viscera	3.40 ± 0.41^a	3.00 ± 0.70^a	3.60 ± 0.54^a
Shell/meat	0.69 ± 0.17^a	0.59 ± 0.30^a	0.44 ± 0.12^a
Gonads	0.29 ± 0.05^a	0.37 ± 0.09^a	0.34 ± 0.08^a

a: on the same line. The values assigned to the same letter do not differ significantly ( > 0.05). n = number of snails.