Shedding light on camel leather

Camel hides are the by-product of meat production. For years, camel hides have not received adequate attention compared to the skins and hides of other animal species, despite their unique characteristics. In this regard, this review aims to discuss all matters related to camel hides and leather. Whilst camel hides are more durable than those of other types and their leather competes with bovine and buffalo leather, due to similarities in their surface grain patterns, they are not utilized sufficiently. The reasons for that is because of the wastage of the final surface area of the finished leather, as a result of a high level of hide damage and defects in surface grain pattern, as well as the awkward shape of a camel’s hump. However, camel domestication, applying modern farming systems and using modern tanning processes, may lead to an increase in camel hide marketing.