Physical characteristics and meat yield of snails sold in the dry season on Abobo (Abidjan, Côte D’ivoire) markets
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Physical characteristics and meat yield of snails sold in the dry season on Abobo (Abidjan, Côte D’ivoire) markets
Abstract
In order to characterize the snails sold and consumed by the population of Abidjan during the long dry season, a study was carried out to evaluate the physical characteristics and the quantity of meat provided by the snails found for sale on the markets of Abobo during the said season. To do this, sites selling live snails were inventoried and visited once a month. At each visit, 10 snails of different categories (juveniles, sub-adults and adults) found on sale at the markets were purchased and transported to the laboratory. After fasting for three days, the animals were weighed and measured before being euthanised by scalding. Their various body parts were isolated and weighed in order to estimate the average quantities of fresh meat offered by each category of snail sold on the Abobo market. During the experiments, juveniles and sub-adults of the species Achatina achatina and Archachatina ventricosa were found for sale on the Abobo market. Juvenile and subadult Achatina achatina snails had respective mean live weights of 13.71 ± 2.96 g and 61.5 ± 10.40 g. Their average quantities of fresh meat were 13.71 ± 2.96 g and 22.5 ± 4.16 g respectively. Archachatina ventricosa juveniles had an average live weight of 38.8 ± 3.30 g and an average quantity of fresh meat of 14.4 56 ± 0.81 g. The subadults, on the other hand, had an average live weight of 56 ± 2.04 g, and an average weight of fresh meat of 19 ± 1.02 g.
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Jean Baptiste Aman, Soronikpo Soro, Jean Didié Memel, Ayé Stanislas Adou, Timbilfou Kiendrebeogo, Atcho Otchoumou, 2024. Physical characteristics and meat yield of snails sold in the dry season on Abobo (Abidjan, Côte D’ivoire) markets. Int. J. Agron. Agric. Res., 25(4), 1-8.
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