Unfortunately this farm lost one healthy camel calf a couple of days back from an unknown cause. No investigation was made to the cause of death but from my experience and what I have seen on the field. Healthy fast growing and active camel calves usually suffer from white muscle disease due to the deficiency in E-selenieum and Vitamin E. (You can google the disease for you to find out more about what it does to camels in the Middle East particularly)
The prevention is simple and very effective. Injectable Bit E and Selenium when the calves are about a week old then followed by a second dose on its 3rd week of life then 4 weeks after that. Maintenance dose is also best to prevent deficiency especially in grower calves like the ones in this video.
Treatment we given:
Sodium Chloride 500ml
Duphalyte (electrolytes and amino acids)
Injectable Vit E and Selenium
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Happy Trails - Eric Fernholm
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28 сен 2024
