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CAMEL HUSBANDRY IN KENYA: INOREASING THE PRODUOTIVITY 3'7
TABLE 11-3. Milk Yielda (in litera) GallU1a Herd. CompanIOn of Milk
Record. from 4 Femal.. Milked 4 Tim.. a Day IU1d Twice a Day.
Camell 6am 11 am 3pm 6pm Total
5 2 1.5 2 2 7.5
17 2 1.5 1.5 2 7.0
20 2 1.0 1.0 2 6.0
66 2 1.5 1.5 2 7.0
Average daily milk record, mominl and evenin, milkin, only (litel'l).
Came1I am pm Total
7 3.0 3.0 6.0
17 3.5 3.0 6.5
20 3.0 U 5.5
66 3.5 2.0 5.5
All animals have been vaccinated against blackquarter and anthrax.
The umbilical cords of newborn calves are tied with iodinedipped
ligatures against joint-ill infection.
Mange has been serious in wet weather. Treatment with BHC
and alugan has been moderately successful, but delnav (organophosphorous)
appears to be most effective. A rubbing-post draped with
sackcloth soaked in old engine oil with delnav added provides a useful
method of administration.
Brucellosis appears to be prevalent in the Galana herd. Extensive
tests were carried out recently by the Kenya Veterinary Department.
The tests were not conclusive, and it would appear to be very difficult
to isolate B'Bcelia organisms in camels in the absence of freshly
aborted fetuses. Thirteen blood samples taken in April 1978 from 01
Maisor females were negative.
An attempt was made to infect two camels at Ngare Ndare with
corridor disease caused by Theileria lawrencei. The serum was negative
for antibodies and it was presumed camels are not susceptible
to this disease. Johne's disease was isolated in serological tests on
Galana but did not appear to cause a problem.
Foot abscesses and abscesses at the base of the neck and on
the rump cause considerable distress. Abscesses in the gland can
become large and require surgical removal. Pus from an abscess in