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Reproduction in camel -
A. V. Khanvilkar, S. R. Samant and B. N. Ambore
Vet World. 2009; 2(2): 72-73
Abstract
The word
camel is derived from the Greek word “kremal”. Camel is an
important component of the desert ecosystem from time immemorial
and is recognized as the “Ship of the desert”. Humans depend on
this animal not just for meat, milk and hide but also as one of
the most important mode of transport in the desert which has
increased to 10,30,000 million according to FAO census, which is
almost 6-8% of the total camel population of the world. The
genus Camelus has two species, one humped camel found in Africa,
Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and India and two-humped camel found
in Central Asia reaching up to Mongolia and Western part of
China. Camels have 70 chromosomes. Camels do not have sweat
glands and can tolerate heat up to 49
oC
to 50oC
during the daytime and 30oC
during nighttime.
Keywords:
Camel, Desert, Transport, Ecosystem, Mating, Rutting,
Reproduction, Pregnancy.
