Elena Dolgova The Arvana camel breed, widely raised in Turkmenistan, reigns supreme in milk production, even with a limited grazing diet. These remarkable animals thrive on a unique menu: salt marsh halophytes, bitter steppe wormwood, even conifers and semi-shrubs – plants of little interest to other grazing animals. In winter, they can even consume plant […]
Camel science: the experience of various countries in the field of camel breeding discussed in Ashgabat
A seminar on camel breeding was held in Ashgabat with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. Co-organized by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Subregional Office, the event served as part of the UN’s International Year of Camelids. Researchers from […]