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Waddah Camel, Maghatir

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Country: Saudi Arabia

Morphological characters


Body coat: White coat color, sometimes almost yellow

Forehead: Developed in male

Ears: Pointed, with low pilosity

Hump: Well developed

Legs: Long

Sheath: Long in males

Morphometric traits

Heart girth: Male – 226.0 cm, female – 221.8 cm

Height at withers: Male – 190.2 cm, female – 186.7 cm

Neck length: Male – 122.8 cm, female – 108.6 cm

References

  1. Abdallah H.R. and Bernard Faye, 2012, “Phenotypic classification of Saudi Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) by their body measurements,” Emir. J. Food Agric; 24(3): 272-280. [Web Reference]
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