Abstract

The studies examined the rheological properties of broiler rabbit grain leathers for leather gloves and shoes and determined whether they had the requirements defined by the standard. The study material included grain leathers of two groups of hybrid rabbits, 24 pieces each: Group I: Belgian Giant Gray x Burgundy (BOS x BU), Group II: Belgian Giant Gray x White New Zealand (BOS x BNZ).

Broilers rabbit leathers were characterised by high values of strength parameters in static tests. Leather of BNZ x BOS hybrids processed for both gloves and footwear, had higher values of the tested features. However, they did not differ significantly from the results obtained for BOS x BU leathers. The values gave indications for both tests higher than the requirements of the relevant standards. The rheological and organoleptic properties of the rabbit broiler leathers tested proved that they can be used not only for gloves, but also for shoe uppers.