<Does anyone know how to differentiate in a definite sort of way between
goatskin and cattle skin?>
See: Tancous, Jean J. 1992. Skin, Hide and Leather Defects, 2nd edition.
Leather Industries of American Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Ohio,
USA.
She illustrates grain surface and cross sections of a broad range of animal
skins including goat, cow, horse, camel, ostrich, deer, sheep, water
buffalo, pig, kangaroo, and shark.
Sincerely,
Barry W. Baker
Forensic Scientist - Morphology
Morphology Section
U.S. National Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
1490 East Main Street
Ashland, Oregon 97520-1310
USA
Phone: 541.482.4191
Fax: 541.482.4989
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Web: http://www.lab.fws.gov
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon
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