Resumen de Carcass yield, meat and fat color of yellow-spotted river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) fed with Mauritia flexuosa fruit-based supplement

Jamile da Costa Araújo, Valeria Saldanha Bezerra, Eliane Tie Oba Yoshioka, Victor Alexandre dos Santos Ramos, Leandro Fernandes Damasceno, Larissa de Cássia Moreira Coutinho, Eucicleide Barros da Costa

• One way to increase the profitability of turtle farming is to provide even more differentiated products, for example, by adding value to the products and making them healthier for consumers. Moreover, M. flexuosa can be used as an alternative food for the incorporation of beneficial properties into products derived from animals that feed on this fruit. The present study aimed to evaluate the carcass yield, chemical composition, and meat and fat color of reproductive age yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) fed different levels of M. flexuosa fruit-based supplements for 30 and 50 days. Supplementation for a period of up to 50 days did not affect the carcass yield of the animals, and supplementation caused changes in the coloration patterns of the meat and fat of the animals after 30 days of supplementation.