It is for the first time that an initiative has been undertaken to look into the causes of the diseases among this principal animal of the state and prepare a data base.
The project aims to hold the fast dwindling count of camel and sustain the camel based economy in the state.
Vice-Chancellor of the university, A K Gehlot, told that as such, there is dearth of information regarding the incidence and pathology of various diseases in camel, and no systematic documentation has ever been carried out on any level both in India and abroad.
"Considering the role of the camel, specially in the desert state, it is the need of the day to generate systematic information, which could be used as reference for diagnosis of camel diseases in future as available for other species of domestic animals," Gehlot said.
The camel (Camelus Dromedarius) is an important livestock species, uniquely adapted to hot and arid environment.
India has a camel population of about 5 lakh and 3.5 lakh is in Rajasthan.
"Camel rearing is regarded as a staple resource of sustenance here. It is a common belief that camel suffers from only a few diseases, but the fact is that too little is known about the diseases, the camel suffers," said Gehlot.
The sporadic studies so far, however, have been taken up from time to time, which have indicated at many serious pathological conditions affect the animal.
On the basis of available information with regards to camel diseases and pathology, it could be easily understood, except for sporadic attempts, that camel has been a neglected species as far as scientific information is concerned regarding the diagnosis of the camel diseases. (MORE)
