Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes ISSN: (Print) 2474-9508 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tgel20 Influence of diets on growth and biochemical parameters of Babylonia spirata G Chelladurai To cite this article: G Chelladurai (2017) Influence of diets on growth and biochemical parameters of Babylonia�spirata, Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 1:3, 162-166, DOI: 10.1080/24749508.2017.1361129 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/24749508.2017.1361129 © 2017 The Author(s) Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Published online: 07 Aug 2017 Submit your article to this journal Article views: 245 View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tgel20 Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 2017 VOL 1, NO 3, 162–166 https://doi.org/10.1080/24749508.2017.1361129 INWASCON OPEN ACCESS Influence of diets on growth and biochemical parameters of Babylonia spirata G. Chelladurai Department of Zoology, G Venkataswamy Naidu College, Kovilpatti, India ABSTRACT A feeding experiment of three dietary protein levels (30, 35 and 40%) with three replicates was conducted to determine the proper protein level for the growth and survival of the Babylonia spirata under laboratory conditions Snail with initial body weight ranged from 50.95 ± 0.33 g to 51.05 ± 0.21 g and initial length ranged from 5.96 ± 0.62 cm to 6.91 ± 0.70 cm were fed as the experimental diet for 3 months Mean weight gain, survival rate and biochemical parameters of snail fed the 40% protein diets was significantly (p