Hide and Skin Quality Factors and Marketing Systems in Ethiopia: A Review

Ethiopia have huge number of livestock population first leading in Africa. In Ethiopian hide and skin quality very series due to major reasons being lack modem slaughtering facilities, knowledge understanding the correct methods flaying curing perishable hides skins, deterioration, incentive supply good raw material suppliers, inadequate numbers slaughterhouses slabs , mechanical defects, poor nutrition, age livestock, breed, climate, network primary buyers, facilities for slaughtering, preservation, storage, transportation, “lack incentives improvement”, limited effectiveness government extension service, as well other man-made natural damage inflicted on marketing area ,low price preservation techniques diseases are some factors Ethiopia. And also most people do not preserve before selling, this make putrefaction has a significant negative effect skin. An in-depth study management was necessary order gain an insight into chain, key involved constraints attached various stages actors. Since above been skin, there is need assess fill existing problem Key words: Livestock, Africa, Slaughtering, Deterioration, Quality, Preservation DOI: 10.7176/DCS/11-2-01 Publication date: February 28 th 2021