Revision de estudios de curtición de pieles de Cavia porcellus, (cuy), con diferentes sistemas de curtición.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to carry out a review of studies on the tanning of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus skins with different tanning systems. The research projectto be developed was part of the bibliographic or documentary exploration for which a review of the existing bibliographic material on

he subject to be studied was carried out, that is o say, information was collected from graduate works,

rescarch, essays. presentations, sciemific articles, and others. This is one of the main steps in any

rescarch and includes the selection of information sources such as hups/ww.ciatec, virtual pro, Scopus, Google Scholar, Academia edu. Scielo revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edupe/index.phpí lederpicl.com and others. During the tanning process, it was determined that the adequate level is 10 3% glutaraldehyde since the best tensile strengih is achieved, while the highest percentage of elongation was reached with 8 % quebracho, and the highest lastometry with 6 % quebracho, and the highest elongation with 6 % glutaraldehyde. and the highest stífIness with 6 % guarango plus mimosa. In the sensory evaluation, the highest fullness scores were reached with 6 % of synthetic tannin while the highest sofiness was reached wiih 3 % of mimosa plus 5.4 % of guarango, and finally the highest roundness, when tanning with 6 9% of synthetic tannin. To obtain a higher profitability, it should be tanned with mimosa and guarango since the benefit-cost ratio was 1.29, that for each dollar invested, 29 cents will be obtained. Therefore, it is recommended 1o tan guinea pig skins with vegetable tanning gents or synthetic tannins since, due to their high astringent power, they do not damage cither the Mesh le of the skin, so that he quality and beauty to be used in fur articles is preserved.