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Camel is the best useful addition to the food chain, as it provides milk, meat and byproducts. Recently twenty breeds of camel are documented in Pakistan. The two main types are riverine and mountain camels that are found in sandy deserts, costal mangroves,mountainous tracts and irrigated plains. Socio-economically camel is very important as it is used in drawing water from wells, ploughing, leveling, grinding grains, crushing sugarcane, pulling carts, oil extraction and transportation. A well fed camel can yield 15-20 liter milk daily while growth rate is up to 1 kg per day. Camel milk is used for making yogurt, kurth, butter, ghee, khoa and rabri. Hides, hairs and some fine wool are byproducts of camel. Collaborative research, registration of camel herds, organized marketing, establishment of camel health centers, selection and application of modern breeding techniques, fattening of males, special incentives or hardship allowances and camel ranching schemes are the measures by which we can utilize this indigenous genetic resource to cope with increasing demands of food.
Asim Faraz, Muhammad Iqbal Mustafa, Muhammad Lateef, Muhammad Yaqoob , Muhammad Younas . (2013) Production potential of camel and its prospects in Pakistan, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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