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... A gross anatomic study of the cerebellum of the one‐humped camel was carried out utilizing 52 camel brains. A topographic description is accompanied by morphometric measurements, all of which are compared with similar data from other mammals. ...
... SUMMARY: This article revaluates the current dromedary breed classifications based on Leese's (1927) division into hills, riverine and plains camel according to camel breeding zones, and the even earlier distinction by Cross (1917) and Leonard (1894) between baggage and riding camels. It is suggested that these classifications are inappropriate to portray the wide variety of camel breeds actually ...
... SUMMARY: Lying-down behaviour and its diurnal distribution in dromedaries Two herds of dromedaries, one in Kenya, consisting of about 70 animals, and one in India, consisting of about 85 animals, were observed during the day and at night. The number of animals lying down was determined at 30 min intervals. The usual lying position of camels is rotated to the specific morphological structure. The d ...
fluorescence in situ hybridization; karyotyping; DNA libraries; humans; chromosomes; Camelus dromedarius; genes
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... Chromosomal homologies between individual human chromosomes and the camel karyotype have been established by using heterologous chromosome painting experiments called ZOO-FISH. Biotin-labelled DNA libraries from seven flow-sorted human chromosomes were used as probes for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on camel chromosomes. Human DNA libraries 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 19 and 21 hybridized to ca ...
... We obtained the paired testes from 66 clinically healthy camels during two consecutive breeding seasons. Testicular tissues were examined for peripubertal changes in histological structure as well as spermatogenic and steroidogenic activities. Cellular sizes (length micrometer x width micrometer) increased linearly (P<0.05) throughout the first three years of the animal's life for Leydig cells and ...
... Healthy camels (Camelus dromedaris) and those naturally infected with trypanosomiasis, sarcoptic mange, and helminthiasis were compared as to ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contents of red blood cells, white blood cells, whole blood, plasma, and liver. The camels were kept under natural grazing conditions in Sudan. Reduced levels of vitamin C were found in camels with parasite infections, especially in ...
oocysts; coccidiosis; sporogony; diarrhea; redescriptions; large intestine; feces; Camelus dromedarius; gametocytes; sporozoites; Isospora; histopathology; United Arab Emirates
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... Between January and March 2001, eight 4- to 8-wk-old camels (Camelus dromedarius) from 2 farms from Dubai area of the United Arab Emirates were submitted for necropsy examination. The camels had diarrhea of 2––5 days duration. Grossly, a severe diphtheroid-to-hemorrhagic colitis was seen in all animals. Gamonts, unsporulated oocysts, sporulating oocysts, and fully sporulated oocysts were present i ...
young animals; Coronavirinae; Clostridium; case studies; Camelus dromedarius; colitis; histopathology
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... A case of an enteric coronavirus infection in a 6-week-old dromedary calf is described. The animal had diarrhea for 5 days and died despite symptomatic treatment. Numerous viral particles, approximately 140 nm in diameter, with club-like projections were detected in the feces by electron microscopy. These characteristics were consistent with a coronavirus. Immunohistochemical reactivity with 2 ant ...
... Detection of proliferating lymphocytes is useful for studying immune reactions and for the prognosis of tumours of lymphocyte origin. Markers detecting proliferating cells are lacking in the dromedary camel. This study deals with the immunohistochemical detection of the Ki‐67 proliferation‐associated nuclear epitope using MIB‐5 in frozen sections from spleens, different lymph nodes and haemal node ...
... The aim of the present study was to examine the cumulus morphology and the oocyte chromatin quality of camel cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) at the time of recovery, and to monitor changes in oocyte chromatin configuration and apoptosis in cumulus cells from camel COCs during in vitro maturation (IVM) (0, 12, 24, 32, 36, 42, and 48 p.IVM) depending on pregnancy of donors. A total of 1023 COCs were ...
attitudes and opinions; herds; pastoralism; production technology; Camelus dromedarius; progeny; scientists; death; calves; perceptions (cognitive); mortality
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... Management deficiencies on the part of the pastoralists were claimed to be one of the major causes of the high losses of camel (Camelus dromedarius) calves contributing to low productivity of camel herds. In the present study, calf deaths, and the causes thereof, were analysed in connection with pastoral calf management in order to assess possible relationships. Progeny history data on 1506 Rendil ...
... Collection of semen with a bovine artificial vagina (AV) was attempted with each of 14 camels over a period of 2 years. Semen samples were evaluated, extended and cryopreserved. Frozen thawed semen, diluted cooled semen or whole semen was used to inseminate some female camels which were induced to ovulate with hCG. Males ejaculated semen into the AV in 74.6% collection attempts. The male copulated ...
... Reference values were established for some haematological and serum biochemical constituents in Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in China. The contents of seven trace elements in the blood, hair, liver, kidney, heart, spleen, lung, cerebrum, cerebellum, rib, ovary, pancreas and gluteal muscle of Bactrian camels were also measured. Some of these values are reported for the first time for Bactri ...
... Twenty bulls, aged 7-12 years and selected from six dromedary farms were used in this study. Fifteen previously fertile animals were divided into fertile (controls) and infertile groups on the basis of abnormal scrotal contents following palpation and azoospermic ejaculates collected by electroejaculation. An examination of the clinical and histological findings as well as the testicular patterns ...
... An occipitoatlantoaxial malformation and ventricular septal defect (VSD) were diagnosed in a 36-hour-old female camel. Physical examination revealed a firm protrusion of the dorsal aspect of the atlas and axis, tilting of the head to the left, and a grade V/VI systolic murmur. Neurological examination revealed proprioceptive deficits and ataxia of all 4 limbs. Radiographic examination and necropsy ...
animal parasites and pests; helminthiasis; sheep; cattle; goats; health care workers; community facilities; Camelus dromedarius; veterinary clinics; animal diseases; Ethiopia
... Members of the family Camelidae contain unconventional 'heavy chain' antibodies (HCAbs) that are devoid of light chains (LCs) in their structure and occur under physiological conditions. The spectrum of antigenic specificities in HCAbs and hence their biological significance is not known at present. Recent studies have however indicated that they contribute significantly towards the immunoglobulin ...
... Colostrum and milk samples from twelve Tunisian camels were analysed for concentration of immunoglobulin G (IgG), α-lactalbumin (α-la), serum albumin (CSA) and lactoferrin throughout the first 14 milkings post partum (7 days of lactation) using single radial immunodiffusion assay. Concentrations (mg/ml, means±SD) at first milking were IgG, 100·7±60·4; α-la, 2·2±0·7; CSA, 8·5±3·6 and lactoferrin, 1 ...
... The ovarian follicular wave patterns of sixty adult female camels were monitored by serial trans-rectal ultrasound examinations and when the dominant follicle reached 1.3-1.8 cm in diameter they received a single intravenous injection of 20 μg buserelin, to induce ovulation, and were inseminated with a known number of spermatozoa 24 h later. Ejaculates were collected from the male camels and dilut ...
Camelus dromedarius; meat composition; texture; sarcomeres; males; crude protein; camel meat; mineral content; cooking quality; shear strength; longissimus muscle; water content; age at slaughter; lipid content; freeze drying; ash content; meat tenderness; pH; color; dietary minerals
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... The aim of this study was to determine the effects of age on chemical composition and quality characteristics of the Arabian one-humped camel's meat. Samples of longissimus thoracis (between the 10th and the 13th rib of the left side) were randomly collected from 21 Omani intact male camels of three different age groups: group 1 (1-3 years), group 2 (3-5 years) and group 3 (6-8 years). Samples wer ...
... Reproductive losses in camelids are due to infertility, pregnancy loss, udder diseases and neonatal mortality caused by a variety of infectious diseases. Uterine infection and abortion represent the major complaint in camelid veterinary practice. The major infectious organisms in endometritis and metritis are E. coli and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus. Abortion rates due to infectious ...
calving rate; oocytes; blastocyst; Camelus dromedarius; embryo transfer; embryo culture; culture media; cell cleavage; United Arab Emirates
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... Dromedary offspring have never been produced fully in vitro. We have previously demonstrated that embryos obtained by culture in semi-defined medium (mKSOMaa) have better in vitro development ability than those cultured with oviductal epithelial cells. The aim of the present experiment was to study the pregnancy rate after embryo transfer of in vitro-produced (IVP) dromedary embryos cultured in se ...
... Variation in the composition of whey proteins from camel (Camelus dromedarius) colostrum and milk was recorded over a 192 h period following parturition. Whey proteins were separated by cation-exchange fast protein liquid chromatography and identified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The main components of whey proteins in camel milk and colostrum were similar to that in bovine, except for t ...
... The great karyotypic differences between camel, cattle and pig, three important domestic animals, have been a challenge for comparative cytogenetic studies based on conventional cytogenetic approaches. To construct a genome-wide comparative chromosome map among these artiodactyls, we made a set of chromosome painting probes from the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) by flow sorting and degener ...
... The study of the development of the mesonephros in the camel (Camelus dromedarius) was carried out on 16 embryos ranging from 0.9 to 8.6 cm crown vertebral rump length (CVRL). At 0.9 cm CVRL, the mesonephros is represented by a narrow strip along the roof of the thoracolumbar part of the vertebral column. At 1.4 cm CVRL, some of the mesonephric tubules are canalized but others are still solid. The ...