Dromedary camel health care practices reported by caretakers working at a permanent market

Traditional health care practices and ethnoveterinary medicine are still common in camels. This study aimed at describing camel issues reported by caretakers including their management treatment practices. Associations between the caretakers’ background, practices, facilities were also investigated. Camel (n=49) a permanent market Qatar interviewed data related to pens (e.g. presence of shelters, water, feeding points) collected. During interview, questions sought elicit following information; i) caretaker’s background (age, level education, experience, how they identify when is sick), ii) (feeding, watering, practices), iii) description last problem (camel details, recalled diagnosis/clinical signs, possible cause, treatment, outcome). The majority middle-aged (31-50 years old) used sick mainly observing its behavioural modifications (p < 0.001). Treatment for endo- ectoparasites usually administered caretakers, checks routinely performed veterinarians, while vaccinations not conducted most A total 38 problems described high environmental temperature was cause (43.2%; p Among problems, sunstrokes (11/38; = 0.046), followed fever (9/38). Sunstroke more likely affect males (OR: 5.04; CI95%: 1.87-23.38; 0.039), younger animals 0.68, 0.47-1.00; 0.050). Sunstrokes managed non-veterinarians 4.75; 1.05-21.34; 0.042). cases early identified had full recovery, but 11/38 camels died. Interestingly, drugs (73.7%, 0.001), often bought directly caretakers. Duty care, infectious disease prevention, appropriate treatments could be recommended guarantee principle good consequently animal welfare. Education on manage it should promoted.