Rawhide animal chew and method for producing same
AssigneePetAg, Inc.
InventorsSteven Duensing, John Kukan, Jaime G. Lopez
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Abstract
The invention provides a process for producing a rawhide chew toy, comprising: combining a marinade with rawhide; applying vacuum pressure to the combined marinade and rawhide; releasing the vacuum pressure; and allowing the formed rawhide to dry under moderate temperature. In one embodiment, the combined marinade and rawhide are tumbled during the step of applying vacuum pressure. In additional embodiments of the invention, nutrients, such as, vitamins, minerals, dental additives, or herbal remedies, may be added to the marinade.
Claims20
A process for producing a rawhide chew toy comprising:
- combining a marinade with wet rawhide;
- applying vacuum pressure to the marinade and the wet rawhide for a predetermined time to produce a marinated rawhide;
- releasing the vacuum pressure;
- and
- allowing the marinated rawhide to dry.
A process for producing a rawhide chew toy comprising:
- combining a marinade with a wet rawhide strip;
- applying vacuum pressure of between approximately 5 and approximately 25 in. Hg vac. to the marinade and the wet rawhide strip for a predetermined time;
- tumbling the marinade and the wet rawhide strip for a predetermined time during the step of applying vacuum pressure to produce a marinated rawhide strip;
- releasing the vacuum pressure;
- forming the marinated rawhide strip into a shaped strip;
- and
- allowing the shaped strip to dry by applying heat at a temperature of approximately 135 degrees F. until less than approximately 12% moisture content remains in the shaped rawhide strip.
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