PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND MEAT QUALITY STUDIES OF SOME EDIBLE FAUNA
Keywords:
Protein content, Cat fish, Birds, Mammals, Meat quality.Abstract
Meat samples of 15 different edible animal species from fish, birds and mammals were collected for laboratory studies from Multan. It was observed that % water was found to be 75.41 ± 2.75, 72.52 ± 1.5, 74.34 ± 2.37; % fat 2.61± 0.44, 3.01
± 0.47, 2 .76 ± 0.67; % protein 20 . 93 ± 5.97, 23.54 ± 1 .31, 22.03 ± 1.77; % ash 2.41 ± 2.74, 0.93 ± 0.26, 0.89 ± 0.16 i n
catfish, birds and mammals respectively when expressed on wet weight basis. ANOVA revealed that among fish , birds and mammals the % water, % fat and % protein content were found to be similar (P>0.05). Percent ash was significantly higher in catfish than bi rds and mammals (P<0.001). Economically , the significantl y cheapest source of protein was found to be catfish parallel to cattle but fish has nutritional superiority.
