Camel husbandry

The Astrakhan region is the leading region of Russia where the greatest number of camels Bactrians of the Kalmyk breed gets divorced.

The camel is a hallmark of the Astrakhan region. How the camel was created, beautiful legends are created. It agrees one of them, Allah, having created from clay of the person, divided the rest swore on two half: from one he created a date palm tree, the sister of the person, and from another - a camel, the brother of the person. Without palm tree and a camel of people could hardly survive in the desert. In the Koran it is told about a camel as about the main wealth of the Muslim: having herd of camels, the person is provided with both heat and food. The person and a camel - as if a single whole in the conditions of the desert. The branch of camel husbandry in the Astrakhan region is one of leaders on development of waterless semidesertic pastures with specific vegetation. Expediency of cultivation of camels is caused by their unique biological properties allowing to give various livestock production in the form of meat, milk and wool. Separate farms of area from milk of female camels make fermented milk product - shubat which is favourite drink of local population, and also highly nourishing dietary and a remedy. Camel meat on quality does not concede to beef. Farms of Krasnoyarsk district use animal hair on production of various products (blankets, pillows, mattresses and another). Selection breeding work in camel husbandry is directed to optimization of branch of camel husbandry, its ultimate goal is increase of outputs and improvement of quality of the breeding production received in farms of the Astrakhan region. The exhibition of breeding animals and sports meets on camels and horses dated for Day of the worker of agriculture and processing industry are annually held. The purpose of carrying out such actions - to draw attention of cattle breeders of other regions of the area and regions of Russia to increase in population of camels of the Kalmyk breed. In the field of 6 breeding agricultural organizations from 11, engaged in cultivation of breeding production. The livestock of breeding camels makes 89% of their total number on agricultural enterprises here, these are more than 3 500 heads. A task of breeding service and verblyudovodchesky farms - preservation and increase in number of camels. The possibility of increase in a livestock of these unique animals in the Astrakhan region is. It is possible by their distribution on all area, training of cattle breeders of other areas in special skills of the treatment of these animals who pass by inheritance from father to son.