Abstract
The present study investigates household consumption pattern of snail meat in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. A multistage random sampling technique was used to administer the questionnaires to a total of 120 respondents. Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The socioeconomic factors analyzed showed that age group between 31 and 40 (45.0%) consumed snail more while age group between 51 and 60 (11.70%) consumed less snails. The majority of respondents were Married (60.8%) and possess secondary education (54.2%). Most of the respondents (95.8%) consume snail meat but most of them consume snail meat on a seasonal basis unlike beef and fish. Furthermore, fried form of snail meat is mostly (65%) preferred when compared to cooked form (24.2%). The regression analysis shows that the consumption of snail meat depended on the price, household size, educational level, household income, nutritive value, occupation and its availability. Problems associated with snail meat consumption in the study area include Price, income level, unavailability and cultural belief. Based on the findings, this study recommends that extension workers should engage the public on the need to get involved in the rearing of snails to make it readily available all year round and thus make it more affordable for all sundry.
 Keywords: Snail meat, Consumption, Nutritive Values and Oluyole Local Government Area.
Highlights
Snails (Archachatina species) are the largest groups of Mollusca, and they belong to the phylum gastropods representing the largest animal groups after arthropods (Yoloye, 2002)
The effect of some of the socioeconomic factors was tested in the regression analysis as they affect the consumption of snail meat
The result shows that 45.8% of the respondents were males while 54.2% were females. This implies that females are decision makers in most cases when it comes to household consumption
Summary
Snails (Archachatina species) are the largest groups of Mollusca, and they belong to the phylum gastropods representing the largest animal groups after arthropods (Yoloye, 2002). The popular and regular sources of animal protein in the country like pork meat, beef, goat meat, fish, and poultry products among others are getting out of the reach of common populace due to their high price as a result of the economic downturn (Shaib et al, 1997). Affordable sources of protein such as snail have been introduced to households to serve as alternative source to promote protein consumption in the country (Ibirogba, 2019). This makes the study of the consumption pattern of snail to be worth investigating. The study will describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, assess their consumption pattern of snail, assess the factors influencing consumption of snail meat and identify the constraints to snail meat consumption in the study area
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