Nowadays, consumers are increasingly concerned with issues of food safety and authenticity. In
particular, game meat has been much appreciated by consumers for their exotic flavour and
texture, low in fat and cholesterol as well as by the absence of steroids or other drugs. Food
authenticity assessment is important in that it avoids unfair competition among producers and
allows consumers to have accurate information about the products they purchase. Therefore, it is
important to ensure that species of high commercial value declared are not replaced by other species of lesser value [I]
