Improved hide quality and rapid unhairing

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 339-348

  Gehring, Andrew G ^a   Bailey, David G ^a   DiMaio, Gary L ^a   Crowther, John C ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MEATS; MICROORGANISMS; QUALITY CONTROL; TANNING;

HIDE QUALITY;

PACKING PLANTS;

EID: 0036740294     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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