Tensile Properties of Indigenous Kenyan Boran Pickled and Tanned Bovine Hide

Abstract

lar radiation; reasonable with even fat cover make this breed a promising production of quality leather. Leather by-products can raise more revenue compared Despite the large potential in this area, the economic has been attributed to poor quality of Kenyan Alongside animal breed & age, chemical modifications 6th Annual International Research Conference Introduction / Background region that produces 70% livestock for meat from sunburns; smooth, loose but motile reasonable large body, thick skin and well-marbled promising source of beef and bovine hide for compared to beef itself (FAO, 2007). economic impact is not yet felt. Kenyan leather on the world market modifications of proc