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One of the fundamental challenges in camel husbandry in the country is the lack of recording and registration of camel characteristics. The camel breeding system in the country is extensive and dependent on rangelands, and the long distances and wide dispersion of traditional herds have exacerbated the difficulties of record-keeping and establishing a network of camel herders. Furthermore, road and rail hazards and human casualties are among the challenges of camel breeding in the country, necessitating online herd monitoring and alerts via mobile phones. The camel husbandry unit studied in this project was located in Saghand village, one of the villages in Robatat of Kharanaq in Ardakan city, Yazd province. The surveyed rangeland area of this unit was 57,385 hectares. The number of productive female camels (Arvaneh) in this unit was 410, and the number of productive male camels (Look) was 12. In addition to daily grazing on the rangeland, the herd was also hand-fed. Each herd was equipped with a tracker, and desired boundaries, including roads, railways, and night enclosures, were defined on the Sarbanyar map, and alert SMS settings were configured. The Sarbanyar application was fully and practically transferred to the operator through a workshop. After training, information was recorded in Sarbanyar in two sections: herd and individual. Thus, after recording general herd information, the individual characteristics of each camel, including identity parameters, pedigree, gender, production status, and type, were recorded, and an electronic identification card was issued for each camel. In this project, over 400,000 telecommunication signals were generated from the camel grazing areas, and more than 2,000 entry and exit warning SMS messages were sent. Utilizing satellite imagery, the SAVI (Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index) related to each spatial data point recorded along the camels' movement paths during the project was provided. The ratio of SMS messages issued from road and rail boundaries to the total SMS messages issued was less than 0.03%, indicating the effectiveness of Sarbanyar in reducing rail and road hazards. The evaluation of the type of productive female camels and, on the other hand, the recording of birth weight and characteristics of camel calves allowed for the first-time evaluation of the herd's male camels with this data. By utilizing Sarbanyar and improving breeding management within the herd through data production and analysis and adherence to technical guidelines, the consecutive calving rate in this unit increased to 23%. This rate is approximately 5% in traditional herds. Due to the daily recording and control of the Sarbans (camel herders) of each herd at the beginning and end of grazing, human resource efficiency increased. Consequently, with the increase in consecutive calvings, reduction in losses, and improved human resource management, the economic productivity of the camel herd increased.
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