Present study aims to enhance protease production by employing locally isolated bacterial
strains using animal skin (beef) wastes as a substrate. A proximate analysis of the substrate …

Dehairing goat meat during processing using waste car tyres and plastic is a potential route
of contaminants, hence the purpose of the study. Goat meat (muscle) samples (n= 50) …

The study was conducted to determine the influence of different processing methods;
scalding and singeing on cowhide. Forty (40) pieces each of white scaled Ponmo and black …

Background Soils polluted with animal charcoal from skin and hide cottage industries
harbour extremely toxic and carcinogenic hydrocarbon pollutants and thus require a bio …

An animal charcoal contaminated cottage industry soil in Lagos, Nigeria (ACGT) was
compared in an ex post facto study with a nearby unimpacted soil (ACGC). Hydrocarbon …

In this research, the abrasion, mechanical and water absorption properties of treated and
untreated short and randomly dispersed cow hair fiber reinforced polyester composites were …

Consumption of meat is considered a vital source of essential amino acids, vitamins and
minerals which makes it a critical dietary requirement for humans and other organisms …

Stripping skins, smoking and cooking are techniques often used for the preservation and
consumption of foods of animal origin. In Côte d'Ivoire, in the District of Abidjan, particularly …

Background: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among hazardous chemicals
that may endanger food safety. In Nigeria, hides and skins of animals are edible and used in …

Investigation of heavy metals (Zinc) concentration and nutritional value of cow hides
(ponmo) consumed in AMAC (Abuja Municipal and Kuje Area Councils was carried out …