ISO/TR 2822-2:2017

TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 2822-2
First edition
   2017-02
Leather — Raw cattle hides and calf
skins —
Part 2:
Guidelines for grading on the basis of
mass
Peaux brutes de bovidés —
Partie 2: Lignes directrices pour le classement sur la base de la masse
Reference number
ISO/TR 2822-2:2017(E)
©
ISO 2017

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Trimming . 3
4.1 Cattle hides . 3
4.2 Calf skins . 3
5 Determination of mass . 3
5.1 Raw hides and skins . 3
5.2 Wet salted hides and skins . 3
5.3 Dry salted hides and skins . 3
5.4 Dried hides and skins . 3
6 Classification of hides and skins in different countries . 4
6.1 Germany . 4
6.2 North America . 4
6.3 South America . 5
6.4 North Africa . 5
6.5 South Africa . 5
6.6 West Africa . 6
6.7 East Africa . 6
6.8 China . 6
6.9 India and Pakistan . 7
6.10 United Kingdom . 7
Bibliography .10
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Foreword
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Introduction
The variation in weight ranges of cattle hides and calf skins prevailing among resource countries when
graded based on mass and size is usually far too large to be accommodated in a common standard. This
document has been developed as a technical report to serve as a reference.
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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 2822-2:2017(E)
Leather — Raw cattle hides and calf skins —
Part 2:
Guidelines for grading on the basis of mass
1 Scope
This document provides guidelines for grading cattle hides and calf skins on the basis of mass. It lists
the practices followed in those countries that produce cattle hides and calf skins.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
baby calf
small, lightweight skin of mass up to 4,0 kg green weight from a young, milk-fed bovine
3.2
bull hide
hide from an uncastrated male bovine
Note 1 to entry: Hides from bulls are characterized by thick and rough head, neck and shoulders,
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