o:8522 NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) en The study aimed to compare the chemical composition (proximate, mineral, fatty acid, and amino acid composition) and nutritional value of meat from three deer species (fallow deer, red deer, and roe deer). A total of eighteen male carcasses of three species were collected. Proximate composition of deer meat (M. longissimus lumborum) did not differ among the three deer species, while deer species affected the content of most minerals (Ca, P, Na, Mg, Fe, Mn, and Zn). In the present study analysis of the fatty acid profi le of deer meat showed that the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) to saturated fatty acid ratio and n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio were, for all three deer species, within the recommended values. Furthermore, based on nutritional indexes (n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio, atherogenicity index, hypocholesterolaemic to hypercholesterolaemic fatty acid ratio, and nutrition value index), it is concluded that roe deer meat had the highest, while fallow deer meat had the lowest nutritive value. Although the content of certain essential amino acids (isoleucine and valine) was lower in fallow deer meat than in red deer and roe deer meat (p≤0.05), the ratio of essential to non-essential amino acids was higher in fallow deer than in the two other deer species (p≤0.05). Deer meat, proximate composition, mineral content, amino acid profile, fatty acid profile 1552099 10.2478/acve-2025-0006 2025-11-27T09:22:25.716Z 44 yes 46 Marija Starčević Ministry of defense of Republic of Serbia, Veterinary Service Centre, Military Health Department, Belgrade, Serbia; NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-5218 Nataša Glamočlija niversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Nutrition and Botany, Belgrade, Serbia NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4799-9416 Branislav Baltić Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2603-2521 Milica Glišić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, Serbia; NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-1758 Milica Laudanović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Nutrition and Botany, Belgrade, Serbia NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6381-2803 Milena Krstić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of General Education NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-062X Marija Bošković-Cabrol University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, Serbia; NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD-HARVESTED GAME MEAT OF FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA), RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS), AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) person https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5827-0447 application/pdf 216446 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8522 no yes 1 70 92000002 71A01 Acta Veterinaria 75 1 63 81 Acta Veterinaria University in Belgrade, Faculty of Vterinary Medicine, Buleva oslobodjenja 18, 11 000, Belgrade, Serbia 2025