A total of ten parturition cases of camel (Bikaneri breed) were randomly selected for study and were kept under the observation in loose housing system from at least one week before the expected date of calving. The parturient camel 'wants to be aloneand separate from the main herd' was very common and prominent sign. Similarly, 'showing two grooves on either side of the root of tail', 'concavity between the site of pin bone, vulva was visible swollen round ', repeated lying down - standing up, ' superficial mammary vein become tense and tortuous and 'swelling of udder and teat' were very common sign which indicated that delivery process was likely to be start very soon. The average time (minute ) gap between appearance and expulsion of Allanto chorian bag was 3.50 +-1.00. The average time (minute) gap between expulsion of Allanto chorian bag and appearance of foetus was 5.25 +- 1.66 The 100 % cases showed normal presentation (out stretched foreleg with chin of the calf resting on it). The averagetime (minute) gap between appearance and expulsion of foetus was 6.23 +- 2.44 (assisted labour case) and 42.50 +- 6.50 (unassisted labour case ). The post partum average time (minute) taken for expulsion of placenta was 55.86 +- 10.00. The average time(minute ) taken for the calf to stand on his leg was 56.23 +- 10.44. After parturition maximum dam adapt their calf very quickly but there were few cases (20%) where dam took more time for this adaptation process. The average time (minute ) taken for 1 St suckling attempt was 80.26 ± 8.53 where as the time interval for suckling was varied from 1 to 3 times per hour. The average (minute ) time taken for excretion of muconium was 32.00 +- 5. 64. But the average time (minute) taken for 1 st urination was61.50 +- 2.11. In maximum cases (90%) the locomotary movement of newly born calf was normal within 12 to 24 hr after parturition but some calves (10%) took more time to normalize their locomotary movement.
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