Dissemination of Knowledge: Kohi Camel, Syed

Kohi Camel, Syed
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Country: Pakistan, Afghanistan
Home tract: Balochistan. Suleiman mountainous region of Balochistan,
Pashtoonkhua and Punjab provinces of the country. Some specimens are also found
in the Paktia province of Afghanistan.
Morphological characters
Body: Compact
Body coat: White in coat colour but some animals are light brown with white legs
also found.
Eyes: Yellowish eye colour
Neck: Short
Quarters: Strong hind quarter
Legs: wide cannon bones and strong foot pad; white nails
Morphometric traits
Average body weight:  Calves - male – 32-40 kg, female - 31-40 kg; Adult males
- 440.69 kg, females - 439.30 kg
Body length: Male – 140 cm, female – 141.25 cm
Heart girth: Male – 206 cm, female – 207.86 cm
Height at withers: Male – 176.61 cm, female – 176.13 cm
Neck length: Male – 88.85 cm, female – 86.18 cm
Reproductive traits
Age at maturity: Male 4 years, female 3 years
Gestation length: 375-386 days
Calving interval: 2 years
Production traits
Daily milk yield: 10.7 kg per day
Lactation length: 8-11 months
Wool production: 2.5 kg per annum
Temperament: Very loyal and loving to the owners
Remarks: Highly resistant to diseases. These animals are fit to survive in cold
weather without housing. The herders believe that the white coloured camels
produce more milk than brown body white forelegs animal
References
*Kakar A.R., 2009, “Assessing the potential of the indigenous livestock breeds
of Baluchistan,” [Web Reference] 	*Raziq A. and Younas M., 2006, “White
Camels of Balochistan,” SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-LAHORE- 18(1): 47. [Web
Reference] 	*Shah M. G., Reissmann M., Qureshi A.S. and Schwartz H.J., 2008,
“Evaluation of six camel breeds for heterozygocity through Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphism,” Pakistan Veterinary Journal; 28(1):13-16. [Web
Reference]