Entrance Fees: Entrance Fees of Camel Breeding Farm is INR.
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The National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner
is located in the Jorbeer area at a distance of about 10 km from
Bikaner city. It was established on 5th July 1984. The Centre has
the responsibility to conduct basic and applied research for the
improvement of camel. An elite herd of Bikaneri, Jaisalmeri and
Kachchhi breed of camel has been developed and maintained at the
Centre. Scientists of the Centre were successful in finding out
the genetic variation within and between camel breeds using molecular
markers. The technique of embryo transfer has been used successfully
in producing two camel calves at the Centre. The Centre has carried
out extensive studies on evaluation of draught ability of camel
breeds. The Centre has also generated useful information on double
humped camel found in Nobra Valley of Laddakh region.
The Centre has been identified as one of the important tourist place
of Bikaner and is included in the tourist map of Rajasthan. The
Centre has developed a camel museum, which attracts the attention
of researchers and tourist. Every year thousands of Foreign and
Indian tourists visit the Centre. The Centre remains open on all
days from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM for the visitors. The Centre also participates
in various events held during the camel festival organized every
year by Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and Local Administration.