Some regions and cultures are considered as the cradle of domestication for certain livestock breeds, i.e. Arabian peninsula is the cradle of domestication of Arabian camels.
Domestication of Old World Camels The Arabian camel has domesticated 3 to 5 thousands year before and the main driver for domestication was it milk. The camel was domesticated a bit later than other animals so its name appeared late in the register of domesticated animals. The one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) is found in all
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I hereby to start a discussion about the selection of genetic resource for livelihood in the difficult ecosystems of the world. In my view, a true and durable sustainability of food production can be achieved with the tool of the local/native genetic resources embodied with the traditional knowledge. *Sustainability in true sense means ‘considering the
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Arab Traditional Knowledge and the related terminologies about the camel milking traits or dairy traits
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Nomenclature of the Camel Husbandry The camel terminology in English is mainly derived from a cow/cattle production system, which is a wrong approach. I’m giving you food for thought to reconsider and re-establish camel’s terminology. As the camel was domesticated, evolved, and managed for centuries in the Arabian Peninsula, the best terminology will be the
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Warsha is ancient word, still in use among Pashtun Pastoralists for the grazing lands or pastures. The pastures of Arya are called as Warsha. The Warsha dominantly used for sheep grazing it is called MURGHA. We have many MURGHA in northern Balochistan (Pashtun dominant region known as Janobi Pashtunkhawa.
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