Throf for camel herds: chip, pregnancy, milk and sales in one app

Throf is the camel management app that keeps each she-camel's story in one file: the official 15-digit microchip number next to her tag, breed and parents; pregnancy of about 390 days (12 to 13 months) through calving and weaning; milk, vaccinations and weights; then sales, cost per head and net profit.

Camels are a large investment and every she-camel has her own value and history. Yet many owners still rely on the herder's memory: when was she mated, when did she last calve, how much milk does she give, was the calf vaccinated? With camel microchipping mandatory in Saudi Arabia, the chip number itself has become information you need at every purchase and sale. Here is how to run a camel herd in Throf, from chip to sale.

What Throf keeps for each camel

1. The chip number in every camel's file

Camel microchipping in Saudi Arabia is mandatory by Council of Ministers decision: a rice-grain chip under the skin on the left side of the neck, carrying a 15-digit number. Unchipped camels expose the owner to a fine per head and loss of access to veterinary services, camel markets and festivals, and support programmes. The Camel Passport links the chip to the camel's breed, sex, colour, photos, vaccinations and ownership.

In Throf you store the chip number in the camel's file, and it becomes the key for everything recorded against her. If your Bluetooth RFID reader is compatible with the chip, the number is filled in automatically when you add or look up the camel; if not, you type it once, carefully. Official chipping and ownership transfer go through the authorities and the Naama platform; Throf is for running your farm day to day and does not replace them. Details in the camel microchip guide.

2. Pregnancy and calving: 12 to 13 months under watch

A she-camel carries for about 390 days, roughly 12 to 13 months. A period that long cannot be managed from memory. In Throf:

1. Record the mating, its date and the bull.
2. Update the stage to early pregnancy, then late pregnancy once confirmed.
3. As calving nears, she moves to close to calving, so you prepare a place and closer watch.
4. At calving, the calf is recorded and linked to its dam and sire from day one; a miscarriage is logged if it happens.
5. Then weaning and drying-off on time, with reminders before each date.

Over time you see which she-camels calve regularly and which have long gaps between calvings, the basis for keep-or-sell decisions. Read camel breeding and calving and camel calf care in the first year.

3. Milk: know your best milkers by the numbers

On camel dairy farms the gap between one she-camel and another is wide, and impressions are not enough. Record milk production in Throf to see who gives most, when yield starts to drop and when drying-off is due. Link milk to feed spending and you know whether each camel covers her cost. See the camel milk farm guide.

4. Health and vaccinations

Record vaccinations, treatments, illnesses and inspections for one camel or a whole group, and put a sick or newly bought animal in a separate isolation status. Reminders arrive before each due date. Your vet sets the vaccination and treatment programme according to the ministry schedule; Throf does not give doses. Its job is a complete record and no missed dates.

5. Feed and weights

Camels eat large amounts of feed, and any waste shows up quickly in spending. Log meals, feed stock in kilograms and water, so you buy before the store runs out. Weighing camels needs a high-capacity scale with a strong platform; a smart scale that reads the electronic tag sends the weight straight into the animal's history. Read the camel feeding guide and see the smart livestock scale.

6. Sales, cost per head and partners

When you sell a calf, a young male or a she-camel, record the sale in Throf and the amount flows into net profit. From recorded expenses the app shows cost per head and net profit, so you know whether an offer covers what you spent. At sale time you also have a complete file that reassures the buyer: chip number, pedigree, vaccinations and calving history.

Camels are often owned jointly by brothers or partners. Throf's investors and partners module keeps each person's ownership share and profit split, so the accounts are clear for everyone.

7. Team and remote follow-up

Many camel owners do not live next to their herd. Add herders and workers with specific permissions, assign tasks and follow reports and dashboards from your phone wherever you are. Throf runs on iPhone, Android and in the browser at app.throf.com, and your data is stored in Saudi Arabia. For more, read camel herd management.

How to get started

1. Create your herd groups: milking she-camels, pregnant she-camels, calves, bulls, young males.
2. Add each camel with chip number, tag, colour and breed, or send an Excel file for a one-batch import.
3. Record each she-camel's current breeding stage and last vaccination.
4. Start logging milk, feed and expenses.

Small herds up to 25 head start on the free plan. For larger herds, subscribe online without logging in; prices are shown including VAT. See also the online purchase page; coupon THROF15 gives 15% off. For a reader or a scale, request a quote on WhatsApp.