Phenotypic Classification Based on Body Measurements and Body Features of Some Saudi Camel Types (Camelus dromedarius)

A proposed simplified scorecard for the linear descriptive evaluation of dairy characters of female camels (Camelus dromedarius) of the Majaheem breed

“…Although this scoring system follows the one used by Holstein UK (Anonymous, 2013;Anonymous, 2018), it has been simplified through the adoption of a 100-point scale: camels scoring between 90 and 100 points are classified as "excellent," those scoring between 75 and 90 points as "good," those scoring between 65 and 75 points as "fair," and those scoring between 50 and 65 points as "poor". All body measurements reported for the Majaheem camels have been obtained from previous publications (Al-Hazmi et al, 1994;Faye et al, 2011;Abdallah and Faye, 2012;Fadlelmoula et al, 2015).…”

“…The statistical analysis of the relevance of these values to milk production is available in those publications. The Majaheem breed phenotypic body measurements mentioned in this article have also been obtained from measurements reported by existing publications, all of which include statistical analysis (Al-Hazmi et al, 1994;Faye et al, 2011;Abdallah and Faye, 2012;Fadlelmoula et al, 2015). These values were further supplemented by direct observations made on 760 camels, including over 50 lactating camels, which were bred at Bulaida Farms in the United Arab Emirates in 2023, and also from the observations made by the first author during his professional work with camel breeders from 1992 to date.…”