Table 2 Reproductive performance of laying snails fed with roughages and concentrate with different leaf proteins

Initial weight (g/snail)

153.57

165.53

156.33

151.27

174.53

3.75

0.83

Final weight (g/snail)

211.36^b

259.45^a

241.16^a

246.00^a

259.26^a

7.70

0.04

Weight gain (g/d/snail)

0.69^c

1.24^a

1.13^b

1.13^b

1.01^b

0.03

0.03

Feed intake (g/snail/day)

4.87^a

2.69^b

2.62^b

2.60^b

2.6.0^b

0.30

0.03

Average egg laid per snail

2.26^c

5.07^b

8.13^a

6.07^ab

6.87^ab

2.07

0.04

Hatchability of eggs (%)

60.47^c

82.35^b

83.76^b

90.48^a

93.20^a

3.26

0.01

Fertility of eggs (%)

66.15^d

74.73^c

76.97^c

82.35^b

94.50^a

2.84

0.03

Embryo mortality

39.53^a

17.65^b

16.24^b

9.52^bc

6.80^c

5.05

0.03

No. of juveniles per snail

1.21^c

3.55^b

7.97^a

5.29^ab

6.88^a

0.86

0.02