 :Camel constitutes a vital
species of the desert ecosystem. It utilizes various
adaptive mechanisms that are most suited to desert life.
It can survive in hot climate with high solar radiation
and sustain on coarse fodder ,salty and thorny bushes. Considering
the importance of the species in development of arid and semi-arid
zones, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
has established National Research Center on
Camel (NRCC) at Jorbeer,Bikaner(8 kms).It came
into existence on 5th July,1984. Bikaner is the home tract of
camel breed Bikaneri that is true representative of single
humped Indian camels (Camelus dromedarius).
This government-managed farm is unique and largest in Asia.
There are hundreds of camels here and the scenario in late afternoon
is great when camels come back from grazing. It's here that
you can see what an interesting animal the camel is. You can
have some thick camel milk while listening to a Raika or Rebari,
a camel breeder's tribe telling you about camels and camellore
and how they are bred. The gamboling baby-camels make a very
enchanting sight.The British army had camel corps drawn from
Bikaner during WorldWar I. The experimental
results under progress have indicated that a well built adult
camel weighing about 6-7 quintals could haul 18-20 quintals
for 4 hrs. covering a distance of 20 km. at an average speed
of 5kph without showing any signs of distress. The slender
riding camel can cover up to 100 km in a day at an average
speed of 15 kph. Camel milk is very rich in vitamin C and
keeping quality is good. Camel hair are utilized for making
animal cover clothing, rough cloth, ropes, blankets, carriage
bags, belts, wallets, etc.
Since vegetable matter content of camel hair is between 4-5%,
its worthwhile to blend it with polyester, wool, silk waste.
The translucent structure of camel hides makes them useful
for making items of tourist interests such as lamp shades,
toys, drums, containers and other decorative objects. The
aim objective of NRCC is directed towards
making camel an economically viable proposition for camel-rearers
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