The demand for snail as food and other purposes has promoted snail farming and one of the problems faced by snail farmers is snail aestivation which sometimes led to death of snails.
Article Tag: Minerals
EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON MINERAL CONTENT OF HAEMOLYMPH AND PROXIMATE AND LIPID PROFILE OF FOOT MUSCLE OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL, ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA
Unfavourable environmental conditions such as extreme dryness expose snails to acute starvation. This study investigated the effects of starvation on the mineral profile of the haemolymph and lipid profile of foot muscle in the giant African land snail, Archachatina marginata.
