Camel basic information

1. C A M E L
Mohammad Mehadi Hasan
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

2. Taxonomic Classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum:Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Camelidae
• Genus: Camelus

3. Types of Camel
• 1) Dromedary
• 2) Bactrian Camel
Dromedary Camel Bactrian Camel

4. Basic Information
• Lifespan: Dromedary: 40 years
• Speed: 40 mile/Hour
• Hight: Dromedary : 5.9-6.6 ft
• Mass:Dromedary:880-1300ibs, Bactrian
camel:1000Ibs
 Gestation period: Dromedary camel: about
315 days
• Bactrian camel : about 385 days

5. Pecuiliar Characteristics
• A camel’s defining physical characteristics is its
hump. It is store fat which breakdown to produce
water and energy when needed
• Unlike other mammals, their red blood cells are
oval rather than circular in shape
• Rarely sweat when the camel exhales water
vapor becomes trapped in their nostrils and is
reabsorbed into the body as a means to conserve
water. All these thing help camels to survive
without water for long time.

6. Habitat and Range
• Camels inhabit desert climates in the Middle
East and Asia
• Groups of dromedaries live throughout arid
Middle Eastern regions and the Sahara Desert
in Africa
• Bactrian Camels Live in Central and east Asian
rocky desert environmrnts

7. Diet
• In the desert people feed camels with:
• Grass, Grains, Wheat, Oats.
• In adverse Condition:
• Dried laves , , Thorny twigs( without hurting
their mouths)

8. Milk Composition
Specific gravity(15.5◦C) Range% Average%
Fat 0.1-0.4 1.079
Protein 15.79-19.52 0.15
Lactose 3.98-5.13 17.78
Ash 1.44-2.80 2.60

9. Economic Importnace
• Camel is one of the main means of transportation
of desert, that’s why it is called “the ship of
desert”
• Camel meat and milk are important foods.
• Camel hide is used to make sandals, jugs, and
other containers.
• Hair is used in rugs , tents, and clothing.
• The dried bones are often used in decorative are
as a substitute foe ivory.
• The dung is used as fuel.

10. Restraining
• Physical Restraining by using rope
• Chemical restraint
• Xylazine – 0.27 to 0.51 mg/Kg

11. Diseases Of Camel
• 1 Internal Parasitic diseases:
• Gastro intestinal Helminthoses
I. Fascioliasis
II. Schistosomiasis
III. Filariasis
• Protozoal Infections:
1. Trypanosomiasis
2. Coccidiosis

12. Diseases of Camel
• Bacterial Diseases
1. Brucellosis
2. Tuberculosis
3. Salmonellosis
• Viral Diseases
1. Camel pox, Rabies, Foot and Mouth Diseases.
2. Bluetongue , Rift Valley fever.

13. Disease Management
• Treatment
• Antibiotic:
• Albendazole: 7.5 mg/Kg , orally
• Levamisole : 7.5mg/Kg, Orally
• Ivermectin: 0.2 mg/ Kg, SC
• Antiprotozoal treatment
• Supportive treatment

14. Prevention and Control
• Vaccination
• Good housing, Feeding and hygienic
management
• Isolation of infected animals
• Regular observation of health status

15. • Any Question ?
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16. Extra
female camel is called a cow, a male
camel is called a bull and a
baby camel iscalled a calf. ... Camels have
two layers of thick eyelashes to protect.

17. Extra
The male dromedary camel has an organ called
a dulla in its throat, a large, inflatable sac he extrudes
from his mouth when in rut to assert dominance and
attract females. It resembles a long, swollen, pink
tongue hanging out of the side of its
mouth.[14] Camels mate by having both male and
female sitting on the ground, with the male mounting
from behind.[15] The male usually ejaculates three or
four times within a single mating session.[16] Camelids
are the only ungulates to mate in a sitting position.[17]

18. Extra (cont.)
Male camels can be very dangerous in the
mating season, and need a lot of space.
Feral camels in Australia should be given a
wide berth, like any large wild
animal. Camels have killed people, but so
have horses and dogs. Like all animals, but
especially very large ones, they require
respect.