Essay on camel milk

Camel Milk Ice-cream and Chocolate- We know that a camel is an animal of desert and popularly known as " ship of the desert" becau...

Camel Milk Ice-cream and Chocolate-

We know that a camel is an animal of desert and popularly known as " ship of the desert" because of its unique physical features such as high height. wide flat feet, an extraordinary ability to survive in very high temperatures with lesser water dependency. In India, this unique animal is found largely in the desert of Rajasthan and some parts of Gujrat. Many farmers and herders use camels to carry their agricultural goods, belonging, lift water from wells, pull the cart(camel cart), camel rides are very popular in many countries like India, Dubai, and many gulf countries, connected to many cultural activities and rituals, even the animal is known for its unique dance, provided proper training, to transport other commercial products. wool for making blankets, skin for leatherwork, bones for ivory handy crafts. we can often see camels carrying belonging across India when headers migrate from Rajsthan in search of food for their sheep and people just enjoy their glimpse when heard of sheep, camels, and owners walking all along the roadside or countryside, in a particular row and becomes irresistible to click the photograph. Apart from all these uses, it is rarely known for its milk, yes camel milk!

But nowadays, this desert animal is getting due attention for its milk. Because of its many unique qualities and huge demand, Rajsthan Govt. is going to start a camel milk processing plant in the next three months in the Pali District, because this district has about 12,000 camels which is higher than any other part of the state. For doing so, Dairy Commities will be opened all across the district, which will collect milk from rearers. Collected milk will be transported through cold chain vehicles up to the processing plant where the milk will be pasteurized on diff. criteria, processed and flavored milk, ice cream, chocolate, shrikhand, panner products will be made and dispatched.

Benefits of camel milk -

As per the studies and research, It is highly antioxidant, very rich in vitamins, minerals, iron, copper, zinc which is very beneficial in diseases like T.B, Aids, as it is a high immunity booster, it contains a sufficient amount of Insuline, so very good for diabetic patients. It controls blood sugar levels and cholesterol. Better performance is observed in mentally retarded children.

Unfortunately, the density of camels is decreasing day by day because of many reasons such as land receiving less rainfall, sufficient area of land is occupied by solar power plants and wind power plants ( Rajasthan state is number one in the country as it receives sun rays for 325 days a year),  rearers face a problem of fodder for camels, so they migrate to other parts of India. Definitely, after the opening of the Pali milk processing plant, rearers will be motivated as they will get a good return for selling camel milk because it is rarely available. In comparison to a traditional animal, the cow gives hardly 6 to 7 litres per day. The camel has always been part of desert people whether it is culture, festival, tradition, profession, attachment, or emotional bonding because the animal always inspires desert people to live calm and quiet against all odds of the desert hard life. such a step will boost the desire among the people to protect and flourish the population of camels. It is indeed a fact that hot sand particles of the desert look fascinating in the vicinity of this unique animal of a unique land. So after the opening of the dairy, more and more farmers will come forward to rare this animal. At the same time, it will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for many other people too.