Components

Fish meal

Achatina fulica meat meal

T-test*

Crude protein (% DM)

55.81 ± 7.79

69.18 ± 9.79

P = 0.001

Ether extract (% DM)

7.83 ± 1.86

7.03 ± 2.34

P = 0.238

Ash (% DM)

22.85 ± 4.88

3.63 ± 0.96

P = 0.001

Crude fibre (% DM)

3.79 ± 0.95

0.58 ± 0.3

P = 0.001

Metabolisable Energy (kcal/kg DM)

1893.50 ± 402.06

2465.00 ± 249.86

P = 0.001

Dry matter (%)

91.1 ± 16.47

84.45 ± 11.38

P = 0.146

Organic matter (% DM)

47.37 ± 10.92

96.36 ± 12.21

P = 0.001