Comparison of the energy efficiency of production of camel’s and cow’s milk resources

Camel breeding in Kazakhstan and future perspectives

“…The wide variability of the climate of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its wide-open spaces, mainly semi-arid, are suitable for camel breeding ( Sala and Kartaeva, 2018 ; Orazov et al, 2021 ). Kazakhstan has a flat land of about 190 million hectares, which is considered a potential area for camel breeding ( Nadtochii et al, 2018 ).…”

“…Those areas are corresponding to the more desertic or semi-desertic places ( Shoman et al, 2018 ). Southern regions are characterized by mild cold winters in January (up to –1.8 °C) and a hot summer in July (up to 28.4 °C) ( Nadtochii et al, 2018 ). In the western part of Kazakhstan, the climate is sharply continental with large temperature differences throughout the year and day.…”

“…Nowadays, camel milk is in high demand both in domestic and foreign markets. There is an upward trend in prices for dairy products from camel milk, and these factors create an attractiveness for breeding camels with high dairy productivity in the southwestern region of Kazakhstan ( Nadtochii et al, 2018 ; Baimukhanov, 2020 ). The potential value of camel milk is on average 3.6% of the total national milk production ( Faye and Konuspayeva, 2008 ), and this proportion increased by 30% since its independence.…”

“…Meanwhile, the specific energy consumption and costs in terms of 1 kg of protein in camel’s milk are more than 26% lower than in cow’s milk. ( Nadtochii et al, 2018 ). Specific physiology and adaptive capacity and increased interest for these animals as livestock species worldwide could lead to high productive camels becoming an important protein source for humans.…”

Role of Camel Husbandry in Food Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan

“…It also depends on a number of other indicators, such as the health of the animal, the conditions of its maintenance, feeding characteristics, as well as climatic conditions, etc. Scientists have proved [22] that under the same conditions of camels breeding, milk from Bactrian camels has increased chemical composition indicators compared to milk from Dromedary camels, in particular FAOstat statistics confirm that the number of camels is significantly lower than the number of cattle around the world, in particular in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Figure 10).…”