Effect of the milking season on some chemical properties and quality of camel milk


Abstract in English

The research was carried out in the center of the Research and Improvement of Sheep and Camels in salamiah. The study was conducted on 9 female camels, within semi-open barns, semiintensive care system, and the camels were fed on mixtures of barley, vetch and some concentrated fodder, Fodder mixtures were determined to suit the nutritional needs of the physiological and age-related condition of the study. The herd was also applied to the preventive vaccination system according to the preventive immunity program.

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