Camels represent part of the Arab heritage. The interest in developing assisted reproductive technologies and cryobanking for the conservation of animal genetic resources has recently increased. However, semen collections in camelids present many problems as sitting position during copulation, slow ejaculation and difficult animal handling. In these cases epididymal sperm from slaughtered or re...

In the current study, we have developed an easy, practical, and reliable method to collect semen from camel bulls. Simply, intromission ofa super-sensitive artificial insemination glove intravaginally with outer fixation in perineal region lateral dorsal sides of thevulva, mating, withdrawal collection were successive steps. Bull behaviour before during mating process wasobserved. The collected...

The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of modified camel milk (MCAM) and skim cow milk (SCOM) on semen quality of INRA180 and Boujaâd ram breeds, stored at 15°C for up to 24 hours. Semen samples were collected from eleven mature rams (6 from INRA180 and 5 from Boujaâd rams) and extended in SCOM vs MCAM, to reach a final concentration of 0.8×109 spermatozoa/mL, and stored at 1...

The arterial supply of the digits of the forelimb of the Bactrian camel is described. The arteries supplying the digits were the palmar metacarpal and common palmar digital arteries III. The palmar metacarpal artery III was the continuation of the deep medial proximal metacarpal branch which was derived from the medial branch of the radial artery. It gave rise to a nutrient branch, medial branc...

Abstract In this paper we have gathered and put into context all accessible sources regarding one-hump (dromedary— Camelus dromedarius ) or two-hump Bactrian camels ( bactrianus in the Carpathian Basin. Reviewed empirical statements pointed out growing European demand for camel meat milk. These species are capable of grazing overexploited bush-encroached pastures, besides producing valuable fib...