 Herders may for periods survive solely on the milk when taking the camels on long distances to graze in desert and arid environments.The camel dairy farming industry has grown in Australia and the United States, as an environmentally-friendly alternative to cow dairy farming using a species well-adapted to arid regions.Camel milk has different nutritional characteristics compared with cow milk, but the proportions of nutrients can be highly variable based on a number of factors, including type and age of camel, climate, what it eats, and milking method.