Biology and Breeding of Camels: Focus on Pakistan Camels

The book discusses the biology, breeding, care, and management of camels, with a focus on camels from Pakistan. The book provides a sound understanding of how to look after camels, their senses, behavior, and adaptations. The chapters describe the practical aspects of camel husbandry like how to maintain their body condition, feet, and cleanliness. It covers the types of feeds, feeding methods, and their needs at different stages of life. The book provides a detailed account of camel husbandry, breeding, and reproduction. It is meant for camel breeders, veterinarians, livestock advisers, students, and researchers working on animal sciences, camel rearing, feeding, and management. Features: Includes information about different species of camels present in Pakistan with their importance in human life. Discusses nutrition and feeding of camels, medicinal qualities of camel milk as well as nutritious meat with peculiar immunity-enhancing properties. Describes the features that help camels to survive and thrive in deserts and make them animals of the future. Covers the range of unique products which can be obtained from camels and their economic value. Explores the management, types of diseases in camels, causes of their spread, their control, therapeutic measures for successful and productive farming