ABSTRACT
This chapter initially tells the nature of diseases and the difference between normal and sick animals. Then it generally talks about the economic impact of disease on a nation, in general, and on the owner, in specific. Then, it classifies all the diseases into major groups that have common symptoms. These are bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases. Each disease in the previously mentioned groups has been discussed in detail, along with its symptoms, causative agents, and treatment and control measures. Symptoms of each disease are shown pictorially in the natural, as well as a controlled, environment of the camel. The mechanisms of the spread of diseases are also explained at length. Measures are suggested for how the disease cycle can be broken and how it can be controlled before it attains an irreversible stage. Pictures of most of the causative agents are provided for the ease of the farmer as well as the practitioner for appropriate diagnosis of the disease. Details of the required macro- and micronutrients for camel are given. The effects of their deficiency and excess are detailed for guiding the farmer in normal and appropriate feeding for maximum milk yield and meat production.
