Camel-Bredding Farm
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 :Camel constitutes a vital
species of the desert ecosystem. It utilizes various adaptive
mechanisms that are most suited to desert life. It can survive in
hot climate with high solar radiation and sustain on coarse fodder ,salty
and thorny bushes. Considering the importance of the species in development
of arid and semi-arid zones, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research
(ICAR) has established National Research Center on
Camel (NRCC) at Jorbeer,Bikaner(8 kms).It came into existence
on 5th July,1984. Bikaner is the home tract of camel breed Bikaneri
that is true representative of single humped Indian camels (Camelus
dromedarius).
This government-managed farm is unique and largest in Asia. There are hundreds
of camels here and the scenario in late afternoon is great when camels come
back from grazing. It's here that you can see what an interesting animal
the camel is. You can have some thick camel milk while listening to a Raika
or Rebari, a camel breeder's tribe telling you about camels and camellore
and how they are bred. The gamboling baby-camels make a very enchanting
sight.The British army had camel corps drawn from Bikaner during WorldWar
I.
The experimental results under progress
have indicated that a well built adult camel weighing about 6-7 quintals could
haul 18-20 quintals for 4 hrs. covering a distance of 20 km. at an average speed
of 5kph without showing any signs of distress. The slender riding camel can
cover up to 100 km in a day at an average speed of 15 kph. Camel milk is very
rich in vitamin C and keeping quality is good. Camel hair are utilized for making
animal cover clothing, rough cloth, ropes, blankets, carriage bags, belts, wallets,
etc.
Since vegetable matter content of camel hair is between 4-5%,
its worthwhile to blend it with polyester, wool, silk waste. The translucent
structure of camel hides makes them useful for making items of tourist interests
such as lamp shades, toys, drums, containers and other decorative objects. The
aim objective of NRCC is directed towards making camel an
economically viable proposition for camel-rearers
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