An Evaluation of the Flesh of the Terrestrial Snail Achatina fulica as Food for the Fingerlings of Oreochromis mossambicus

dc.contributor.author	Shafiei, T.M.
dc.contributor.author	Costa, H.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-12T03:57:48Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-12T03:57:48Z
dc.date.issued	1984
dc.identifier.citation	Shafiei, T.M., & Costa, H.H. (1984). An Evaluation of the Flesh of the Terrestrial Snail Achatina fulica as Food for the Fingerlings of Oreochromis mossambicus. Vidyodaya Journal of Arts Science and Letters, Silver Jubilee, 445-451.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/571
dc.description.abstract	The Terrestrial molluse Achatina Fulica is now an important pest in Sri Lanka. The flesh of its foot contains approximately 50% protein, 30% carbohydrate and 11% lipid. The result of the experiments conducted over a period of 12 weeks using Oreochromis Mossambicus (Tilapia Mossambica)fingerlings (3-4 cm. in length and 0-2. 4 gm. in weight) showed that higher growth rates (average 0.07 gm/day)were exhibited by fishes which were fed with A. Fulica flesh as supplementary food than those fed with chicken feed (average 0.03 gm/day) Least growth rates (average 0.02 gm/day)were exhibited by fishes which were not fed with any accessory food material.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	An Evaluation of the Flesh of the Terrestrial Snail Achatina fulica as Food for the Fingerlings of Oreochromis mossambicus	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US