The camel is one of
the animals that specifically
live in a dry environment
such as AL Muthanna
Governorate, where a desert
is occupied about 90.7% of
the total area and it is called
Badiat al-Salman. Review
of literature revealed absence of a specific project that deal with
the development of the camelids in Iraq generally and in AlMuthanna province specifically. Therefore, this study is designed
to highlight the reality of camel breeding in the province and to
describe the varieties of camels, their types in Iraq, the features of
the study areas. Moreover, to show the most important diseases
that affecting the camels and facing their breeding. The study was
based on the field visit and analytical and statistical methods. The
results of this study showed that Al-Muthanna province inhabitant
are one of the first who domesticated the camels in Iraq. The
statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture/ Department of Planning
2008 revealed that the total numbers of camels in Iraq and in AlMuthanna province were (58293) and (7205) heads respectively.
Out of the total camels in Iraq, Al -Muthanna province occupied
the third location in camels breeding with a percentage of camel
population reached 12.4% after Nineveh and Dhi Qar provinces.
The latest statistics 2016-2017 revealed an increase in the
numbers of camels in Al- Muthanna (17500) head. The breeding
of camels approved to deal with a great economic interest and
wealthy. The author recommends to promote the breeding of
camels in all Iraqi provinces as well as in Al-Muthanna province
in particular as this animal consider as the animal of the future.
Real Time Impact Factor:
Pending
Author Name: Waela Kamal Sabri
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Keywords: Al Muthanna province, Camel, economic, future, reality
ISSN: 2520-324X
EISSN: 2307-8073
EOI/DOI: doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.224
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