Análise bromatológica de carcaça de camundongos criados em biotério

Abstract

Bromatological analyzes are of significant importance to ensure nutritional balance in animal diets. From the bromatological evaluation of the mouse carcass (mus musculus), analyzing moisture content, crude protein, lipids and minerals, we can obtain values that can be used to make decisions regarding the food management of animals that have mice as a food base in their diet. The animals were obtained from the Rodent Animal Farm Network of the Federal University of Uberlandia (REBIR-UFU), analyzed at the Laboratory of Bromatology and Animal Nutrition belonging to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (FMVZ) of UFU. The separate animals were separated into groups according to sex and weight, to carry out proximate analyzes divided into six samples, being males, females, and light, medium and heavy. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The purpose of classifying by sex and weight was to observe differences in the final analyses, however the final average showed small variations due to these classifications. The protein and lipid contents, however, presented higher values when looking at the groups categorized as heavy. It is concluded that the analysis of the proximate composition values obtained can serve as information in future research and as a basis for decision-making regarding the feeding of captive wild carnivorous animals and unconventional pets.