Potential of animal leather as a strategic commodity for the livestock industry: A review

Abstract Indonesia is one of the countries rich in germplasm form livestock. Livestock products can be meat, milk and eggs as well by-products such leather. Animal leathers are livestock produced from a slaughtering industry. have potential raw material for non-oil gas export products. Until now, by-product leather has been processed utilized by many people Indonesia. Utilization carried out food non-food The use developed commercially community, both small, micro, medium large scale industries. that highest economic value compared to others. This because animal exported still products, while some derivatives imported. strategic commodities industry needs maximally developed. Improving quality done an effort increase source foreign exchange.