Proximate Components

Diets of Achatina fulica meat meal at substitution rate of:

ANOVA

Diet A (0%)

Diet B (25%)

Diet C (50%)

Diet D (75%)

Diet E (100%)

Crude protein (% DM)

55.63 ± 8.4^a

56.11 ± 8.08^a

60.26 ± 7.18^a

58.45 ± 8.06^a

56.9 ± 7.95^a

P = 0.346

Ether extract (% DM)

14.42 ± 3.34^a

11.69 ± 2.89^ab

11.73 ± 2.21^ab

12.13 ± 4.04^a

13.27 ± 3.11^a

P = 0.032

Ash (% DM)

20.40 ± 4.94^a

23.65 ± 4.43^a

20.98 ± 6.2^a

19.18 ± 5.35^ab

18.72 ± 4.34^ab

P = 0.026

Crude fibre (% DM)

4.50 ± 1.54^a

4.30 ± 1.38^a

4.1 ± 1.4^ab

3.23 ± 1.05^b

3.22 ± 1.07^b

P = 0.003

ME (kcal/kg DM)

3503.30 ± 662.5^a

3239.70 ± 614.6^a

3368.8 ± 679.0^a

3541.2 ± 636.4^a

3623.4 ± 664.8^a

P = 0.370

Organic matter (% DM)

79.59 ± 11.37^a

76.34 ± 8.88^a

79.01 ± 8.93^a

80.81 ± 8.93^a

81.20 ± 7.35^a

P = 0.423