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- Title
CAMEL REARING IN CHOLISTAN DESERT OF PAKISTAN.
- Authors
Ali, I.; Chaudhry, M. Shafiq; Farooq, U.
- Abstract
The camel is one of the typical and the best adopted animals of the desert, capable of enduring thirst and hunger for days and is the most patient of land animals. For desert nomads of Pakistani Cholistan, it is a beloved companion, a source of milk and meat, transport facility provider and a racing/dancing animal, thus, playing an important role in the socioeconomic uplift of the local community. Camels of Marrecha or Mahra breed are mainly used for riding and load carrying but may be trained for dancing or racing. Berella is another heavy and milch breed of camel famous for milk production and can produce upto 10-15 liters of milk per day. This breed is also suitable for draught purpose, though comparatively slow due to heavy body. The present paper also describes the traditional camel rearing system used by nomads of Cholistan desert. Some aspects of camel health, production, feeding, socio-economic values, marketing and some constraints and suggestions are also given so that the policy makers may consider them for the welfare of this animal.
- Subjects
CHOLISTAN Desert (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; CAMELS; DESERT animals; ANIMAL breeds; ANIMAL welfare
- Publication
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2009, Vol 29, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
0253-8318
- Publication type
Article