BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF MEAT AND HAEMOLYMPH OF AFRICAN LAND SNAIL (ARCHACHATINAMARGINATA, SWAINSON) IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Kehinde Adelakun ¹
• K. M. Adelakun ²
• S. K. Halidu ²
• T. O. Babatunde ³
• B. O. Fadimu ⁴

¹ Federal College of Wildlife Management of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria P.M.B. 268,

² Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism, Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B. 268, New Bussa

³ Department of Forestry Technology, Federal College of Forestry of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria,, P.M.B. 5054, Jericho Hill, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria

⁴ Department of Wildlife Domestication and Conservation, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B. 5054, Jericho Hill, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria

Keywords

• Snail
• proximate
• cholesterol
• biochemical
• mineral