Van Zyl, A.Van der Merwe, M.Blignaut, Anita Seugnet2020-09-012020-09-011999Van Zyl, A., Van der Merwe, M. & Blignaut, A.S. 1999, 'Meat quality and carcass characteristics of the vondo, Thryonomys swinderianus', South African Journal of Animal Science, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 120-123.0375-1589 (print)2221-4062 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76014Animals, maintained from birth on a higher and lower fibre diet, were slaughtered when postnatal growth curves flattened off. Males tended to be larger than females. The meat of females tended to have higher lipid (9.2 g/100 g fresh mass) and energy (767 J/100 g fresh mass) contents than that of males. The cholesterol content of vondo meat was low (48.5-53.4 mg/100 g fresh mass) compared to values for beef and goat. The two diets did not affect carcass characteristics and meat quality significantly.en© South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS)Carcass characteristicsMeat qualityGreater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)Article