PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEED ADDITIVES MARKET: THE USE OF SNAIL PRODUCTS

Background. The relevance of the conducted research is justified by both industrial and scientific necessity of development of variants of utilization of protein-containing raw materials of snails of the genus Helix. Purpose. The goal is to identify the possibility of developing new feed products from non-traditional protein-containing raw materials for use in animal husbandry. Materials and methods. All studies were carried out according to generally accepted methods in accredited laboratories and on the basis of VNIIOK, a branch of the North Caucasian Federal National Scientific Center of the Stavropol Territory. The starting raw materials were snails of the genus Helix in the process of industrial production of escargot, in which the resulting production waste, including liver, stomach, intestines, heart, lung and others, which had not previously found further technological application, are considered in this work as an alternative to traditional feed raw materials. The influence of several possible options for using processing stages (simmering in water at 60–70°C and freezing) in escargot technology on the quality of production waste has been studied. Several samples were examined: 1 – waste from the production of products from Helix pomatia, containing liver, stomach, intestines, heart, lung and others; 2 and 3 – the body of Helix lucorum in two variants of processing technology, including one of the stages of heat treatment – cooking and freezing, 4 – the body of Helix aspersa Muller, which was also frozen. Results. We determined the chemical, amino acid, vitamin-mineral and fatty acid composition of samples produced by snails of the genus Helix. The results demonstrated a high content of vital vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, which contribute to full metabolism in the body and ensure high productivity of farm animals. The given chemical composition demonstrates a maximum crude protein content of up to 85.9 %. Conclusion. Thus, snails of the genus Helix represent a valuable feed material, which can be used in animal husbandry.