Effect of Water Deprivation on Weight and Some of The Camel Blood Parameters

The effect of water deprivation on camel blood parameters was conducted on four lactating camel which were used within latin squre template with four treatment and four repeat (4×4). Treatments consisted of the camels received water daily (treatment 1”control”), after 2 days (treatment 2), after 4 days (treatment 3), after 6 days (treatment 4) respectively, for 2 hr. The experiment was rotatorly accomplished during 4 phases that each phase included 15 days as a adaptation period and 12 days as a test days. During experiment, camel food ration was invariant. blood samples were taken once end of per 12 days period of experimental. camels’ weight, water intake, dry mater intake, blood parameters (Red blood cells, White blood cells, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and Glucose) 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 to other groups (P<.05).Water intake were different between groups, significantly (P<.01). But blood parameters did not indicate any difference between groups, significantly (P>.05). it can be concluded that 6 days water deprivation dose not have any ill-effect on camel blood parameters.