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Mpala Research Centre Discovery Day 2014TRANSCRIPT
MONITORING CAMEL HEALTH: CAMEL MILKLaura Budd, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Why Camels?
Growing camel population & many unknowns Disease transmission
Other livestock Endangered wildlife People
Expanding Milk Industry Raw Milk Consumption Quantity and Quality
Camel Milk
Milk Production: Mastitis (udder infection) Risk factors for Mastitis Bacterial causes of mastitis
Human health risks Milk Contamination Levels
Questionnaire Husbandry Milking Practices Knowledge about
mastitis Access to veterinary
resources Field Test for Mastitis Milk Samples
Mastitis positive Milk containers
In the Field
In the Lab
Culture Milk Samples Mastitis Positive: ID
bacteria Milk Container
Samples: Amount and types of bacteria
Future
Prevalence of Mastitis Recommendations
for: Milking Practices Milk Storage and
Handling Disease Transmission
Prevention Improve Camel
Health and Milk Production