PROCESS OF OBTAINING CHEWABLE SNACK-TYPE ARTICLE FOR DOGS AND CHEWABLE SNACK-TYPE ARTICLE FOR DOGS

Abstract

The present invention refers to the process of obtaining ‘leather bone’ type snacks, commonly used by dog tutors as snacks and as a treat for the animal in dressage processes, comprised of simple stages of execution, one of the stages being chemical and other ones being mechanical, and free of components potentially harmful to the animal's health, such as flavorings, dyes, glue and resins, thus solving a technical problem related to the need to minimize risks to animal health, due to the use of harmful components in the manufacturing process of the product.

Claims

1) A PROCESS OF OBTAINING SNACK-TYPE CHEWABLE ARTICLE FOR DOGS wherein said process starts with the receipt (E1), weighing (E2) and packaging (E3) of raw hide (1) in a tank containing a solution of 90% sodium metabisulfite (C) and drinking water (A), with concentration of 5% of the weight of the raw hide (1) of sodium metabisulfite (C), for 1 hour; after this period, the green leather (2) is fleshed (E4), in a pressure fleshing machine, for 10 seconds; after the fleshing (E4), the fleshed leather (3) is arranged on an easel for separation (E5) of head and grupon, then the division (E6) and the removal of the hairs (E7) is carried out in a dividing machine, with a rotation speed of 35 rpm, and the scrapes (4) with thickness between 22 and 27 lines are obtained; then the scraping (4) is dried (E8), in a dryer with 40 kg of pressure, and stretched (E9) on cutting tables, equipped with jigs, where it is cut (E10) into strips (5), which will be mounted (E11) in roll (6) or donut shape (7); for mounting the rolls (6), the strips (5) are arranged with the roughest surface upwards, rolled and have their sides cut with the knife, when necessary; for the assembly of the donut (7), a roll (6) is prepared that is finished with another strip (5) that is wrapped over it, joining its two ends; after assembly (E11), the rolls (6) and the donuts (7) are packed on conveyors and taken to the greenhouse at 90° C. for 120 minutes for drying (E12), until they reach 10% of moisture, if it is verified that moisture has not been reached, the product returns to the greenhouse, where it is kept at 75° C., until moisture of 10% is reached; after drying (E12), the chewable article for dogs (CA) is packed (E13) in raffia bags and subsequently wrapped (E14).

2) THE SNACK-TYPE CHEWABLE ARTICLE FOR DOGS, obtained according to claim 1, wherein said article is leather scrapings formatted in a roll (6) or donut (7).

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The invention will be described in a preferred embodiment, so for improved understanding, references will be made to the related figures:

[0020] FIG. 1: Flowchart of the process of obtaining the chewable article for dogs;

[0021] FIG. 2: Images of the chewable article in its variations of shape, roll or donut.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] The process of obtaining the chewable article for dogs (FIG. 1) begins with the receipt (E1), weighing (E2) and packaging (E3) of raw hide (1), from approved and approved suppliers, in a tank containing 90% sodium metasulfite solution (C) and drinking water (A), with concentration of 5% of the weight of raw hide (1) of sodium metabisulfite (C), for 1 hour. After this period, the green leather (2) is fleshed (E4), in a fleshing machine, so that there is separation of residual meats by pressure, the step takes place in 10 seconds. After fleshing (E4), the fleshed leather (3) is arranged on an easel for separation (E5) of head and grupon, in the presence of fat shavings from the fleshing, the grupon is retapered, then the division (E6) is made and the hair is withdrawn (E7) in a dividing machine, with a rotation speed of 35 rpm, the scraping (4) being obtained with thickness between 22 and 27 lines, the raw material processed. Then, the scraper (4) is dried (E8), in a dryer, with 40 kg of pressure, and then stretched (E9) on cutting tables, equipped with jigs, where it is cut (E10) into strips (5), which will be mounted (E11) in roll (6) or donut (7) shape. For roll mounting (6), the strips (5) are arranged with the roughest surface up, are rolled and have their sides cut with the knife when necessary. For the assembly of the donut (7), a roll (6) is prepared that is finished with another strip (5) that is wrapped over it, joining its two ends. After assembly (E11), the rolls (6) and the donuts (7) are packed on conveyor belts and taken to the greenhouse at 90° C. for 120 minutes for drying (E12), until they reach 10% of moisture. If it is verified that moisture has not been reached, the product returns to the greenhouse, where it is kept at 75° C., until moisture of 10% is reached. After drying (E12), the chewable article for dogs (CA) is packed (E13) in raffia bags and subsequently wrapped (E14).

[0023] The two models of the chewable article (CA), roll and donut ready for consumption are seen in FIG. 2.