The yield and nutritional value of meat from African ungulates, camelidae, rodents, ratites and reptiles

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dc.contributor.authorHoffman L.C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:15Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:15Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe current knowledge of the yield and nutritional (proximate and fatty acid) composition of meat derived from African ungulates, camelidae, rodents, ratites and reptiles is reviewed. Although most of the species discussed give low cholesterol levels consistent with their low meat lipid contents, the tegu lizard gives a very low level (18.2 mg/100 g tissue). The fatty acid profiles of the various species all have low saturated fatty acids and high polyunsaturated fatty acids resulting in favourable saturated to polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios. Although the springbok, camel, ostrich and crocodile are marketed and exported to sophisticated markets, the rodents are the species that show most promise in becoming large commercial commodities. Not only is their meat desirable and nutritional, but they are also highly adaptable to extensive and intensive production systems. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.versionReview
dc.identifier.citationMeat Science
dc.identifier.citation80
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn3091740
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.05.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10296
dc.subjectAlligator
dc.subjectAntidorcas marsupialis
dc.subjectCamelidae
dc.subjectPalaeognathae
dc.subjectReptilia
dc.subjectRodentia
dc.subjectSquamata
dc.subjectStruthioniformes
dc.subjectTupinambis nigropunctatus
dc.subjectUngulata
dc.titleThe yield and nutritional value of meat from African ungulates, camelidae, rodents, ratites and reptiles
dc.typeReview
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