The Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Agriculture has hired veterinary teams to provide services to the participants of the Crown Prince’s Camel Festival in Taif Square, providing veterinary services to approximately 2,900 camels participating in the festival.
The Ministry indicated that it currently provides veterinary services for the examination and treatment of camels participating in the festival through 3 mobile clinics and 4 veterinary teams with 8 doctors and veterinary assistants.
She noted that each round is accompanied by two veterinary teams who take on the tasks of examining and quickly intervening in the event of a camel injury. Veterinary teams conduct inspection procedures for participating camels in light of the provision of information and guidance books and brochures.
Teams have provided veterinary care to many camels, and mobile clinics are accepting camels for testing in case specialists intervene anyway.
This is part of the efforts of the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Agriculture to ensure the health and veterinary condition of the camels participating in the festival and their absence of disease, as well as informing camel owners about infectious diseases and how to deal with them. , and enhance the educational and information aspect for them.
Notably, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has stepped up its efforts to spray the ground and off the race track to control disease vectors.