Effect of Water Deprivation on Some of the Camel Milk Compositions

The effect of water deprivation on camel milk compositions was conducted on four lactating camel which were rotatorly used within Latin square design with four treatments and four replications (4×4). Treatments consisted of the camels received water daily (control group C1)، after 2 days (group C2)، after 4 days (group C3)، after 6 days (group C4) for 2 hr، respectively. The experiment was rotatorly accomplished during 4 periods that each phase included 15 days as a adaptation period and 12 days as a test days. During experiment، camel diet was invariant. Milk was taken twice (middle and end of each period) per 12 days period of experiment. Camel ̉s weight، water intake، dry mater intake، milk composition (total solid، fat and protein) were measured. Camels lost about 10 percent of their body weight during 6 days water deprivation (P<0. 01). Dry matter intake significantly decreased in fourth group in comparison to other groups (P<0. 05). Water intake were differed in second، third and fourth group in comparison to first group significantly (P<0. 01). Milk total solid content significantly differed in fourth group to first group (P<0. 05)، but fat and protein did not indicate any significant difference between groups. It could be concluded until 4 days water deprivation does not have any side-effect on camel ̉s milk compositions.