ABSTRACT
The grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus) is of great economic importance in Ghana both as an agricultural pest and as a source of animal protein, very well acceptable to all classes of people. The nutritive value of this animal is high and it compares very favourably with beef, mutton and pork which is available on the Ghanaian market (Asibey, 1974a). The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is reported to have the highest (20.7 per cent) protein yield of all meat eaten in Britain (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1973). My preliminary analysis of grasscutter meat has indicated that the protein content (22.7 per cent) of the grasscutter in Ghana is higher than that of the rabbit.
