DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-996-9-0361

CHEMICKÉ ZLOŽENIE MÄSA JELEŇA LESNÉHO (CERVUS ELAPHUS L.) V REGIÓNE SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY / CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS L.) MEAT IN THE REGION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Jana Tkáčová¹, Juraj Čuboň¹, Ondřej Bučko², Lukáš Hleba³, Adriana Pavelková¹, Peter Herc¹

¹ Ústav potravinárstva, Fakulta biotechnológie a potravinárstva, SPU, T. A. Hlinku 2, 94676 Nitra, Slovensko

² Ústav chovu zvierat, Fakulta agrobiológie a potravinových zdrojov, SPU, T. A. Hlinku 2, 94676 Nitra, Slovensko

³ Ústav biotechnológie, Fakulta biotechnológie a potravinárstva, SPU, T. A. Hlinku 2, 94676 Nitra, Slovensko

Many consumers consider game meat to be a better alternative to farm meat. In the latter period, there is an increase in the population of wild game, which improves the availability of game meat, and thus increases the consumption of game meat in the long term. The aim of the presented study was to determine the chemical composition of meat (Musculus semimembranosus and Musculus longissimus dorsi) from deer (Cervus elaphus L.) caught in the forests of the Slovak Republic. It was found that females have a lower fat content in the Musculus semimembranosus muscle than in the Musculus longissimus muscle, while no significant differences were found in the muscles of males. No significant differences were found in the water and protein content between the monitored muscles and genders. The content of fatty acids in the muscles of wild deer compared to the content of fatty acids reared in captivity, based on the available literature, it can be concluded that significant differences in the content of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids were found. Differences between the sexes in the content of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids among wild individuals were also detected.

Keywords: game meat, meat quality, red deer, chemical composition, fat acids

pages: 361-369, online: 2024