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TABLE 11-2 Milk Yieldl (In IIten), Npre Ndan Here!. Mominl Milklnl
Recorda OnlYi Very Dry ConditioDi.
Date calved Aquat 10 September 29 October 28
Came" D MY
6 6 1078 1.13 1.70 Dry
6 3 4 79 3.40 3.40 3.97
13 10 6 79 3.12 3.69 3.40
26 27 6 79 US 2.27 2.55
10 14 7 79 7.00 4.26 4.54
12 15 7 79 2.27 2.84 4.64
20 23 7 79 2.27 2.84 3.40
27 18 9 79 3.40 3.40
16 21 9 79 3.40 4.64
Estrus has occurred at 4.5-10 months postpartum and, in one
instance in which there was a defective udder, 28 days.
Three gestations were recorded accurately; 2 male calves at 373
days, and 1 female calf at 393 days.
The young commence browsing at 1 month if the females have
little milk, but at 2 months if milk is abundant.
In tables 11-2 and 11-3 some data on milk yields are presented
from Ngare Ndare and Galana ranches. Although scanty, they illustrate
a potential that is within the range of that recorded by Knoess
(1976) from the Awash Valley, Ethiopia.
VETERINARY NOTES
Deaths have occurred from trypanosomiasis, pneumonia, and
hydatidosis in Turkana and Pokot camels; all of these diseases were
contracted before the camels were purchased. Since purchase, they
have suffered from foot absce88eS, Corynebacterium abscesses, jointill
(one calf on 01 Maisor), eye infections, mange, and (on Galana)
trypanosomiasis.
Off-color animals treated with tetracycline and compound antibiotics
have responded well.
Although worm egg counts are not necessarily indicative of a
serious problem with internal parasites, animals have been dosed
with nilverm, nilverm injectable, panacur, nemafax, thibenzole, and
neguvon injectable, with positive results.
The Galana animals are kept under prophylactic cover for trypanosomiasis
with apparent success by using antrycide sulphate and
antrycide pr08alt (both drugs now no longer available).