Abstract:
In our country, growing of Myocastor coypus has an economic importance in that increasing of raw material needed to cover the needs of meat protein but also for increasing of raw material for the fur industry. The chemical composition and calorific value of Myocastor coypus ranges meat among animal species listed in dietary regimes. Myocastor coypus is exploiting in order to ensure the necessary meat slaughter of household, but also for selling of youth population in Moldova.The main components with nutritional value of meat are proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and minerals. Myocastor coypus meat studies showed an average of 73.96% of moisture water / 100 g meat, dry matter – 26.03% / 100 g meat, fat – 5.77% / 100 g meat, protein – 18.45% / 100 g meat, minerals – 1.80% / 100 g meat and collagen 2.05% / 100 g meat, which also makes meat to include meat in protein group for human consumption.