Studies were conducted to explore the possibility of employing dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) oocytes as recipient cytoplasts for the development of interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer (iSCNT) embryos using skin fibroblast cells of an adult Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and Llama (Llama glama) as donor nuclei. Also, the embryos reconstructed with Bactrian cells were transfer...

this experiment was conducted to determine the medullated content of‏ ‏inner coat of dromedary and ‎bactrian camels kept in different provinces of iran. a total of 438‎‏ ‏male and female (71 and 371) camels were ‎grouped into fifth classes and hair samples were taken from right midside of animals. analysis of variance was ‎performed using general linear model way sas package and the least squar...

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 589 Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the prevalence of mastitis in dromedary camels. S. Ahmad*1,2, M. Yaqoob1,2, M. Q. Bilal1,2, G. Muhammad1,3, A. Iqbal1,2, and M. K. Khan1,3, 1university of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan, 2University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan, Department of...

The aim of this experiment was to investigate rumen fermentation and some blood parameters of dromedary camels fed with C3 and C4 forage. Four fistulated dromedary adult camels were fed with diets as a changeover design, 30 days for each period. The diets included alfalfa hay + wheat straw (C3 forage) and atriplex+ suaeda + seidlitzia (C4 forage). At ...

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (M. ap) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis or Johne's disease (JD) in herbivores with potential involvement in cases of Crohn's disease in humans. JD is spread worldwide and is economically important for both beef and dairy industries. Generally, pathogenic ovine strains (M. ap-S) are mainly found in sheep while bovine strains (M. ap-C) in...

This study was conducted on dromedary camels suffering from disease suspected Johne’s disease. The clinical signs were chronic watery diarrhea, emaciation and decreased milk production. Inter-mandibular edema was noticed in two cases. Several investigations were performed, staining of intestinal smears with Ziehl–Neelsen stain, histopathology and PCR. Gross pathological examination revealed thi...

The present study aimed to compare the in vitro fertilizing capacity of frozen-thawed ejaculated and epididymal spermatozoa in order to standardize the semen preparation protocol for camel in vitro fertilization (IVF). Semen samples were collected from 7 Dromedary camels by means of artificial vagina (AV). Ten cauda epididymes were obtained from slaughtered adult camels, isolated, incised and r...

Dystocia in the camelids is rare, however the exceptionally long neck and the fetal extremities predispose to flexion of these as a common cause of dystocia. A prolonged (<2 hr) second stage of labor, bloody vaginal discharge or colic is the frequent sign of dystocia. The maternal causes of dystocia for camelids include uterine torsion, pelvic immaturity, uterine inertia and cervical dilation f...

Background and Aim: Anaplasmosis, an underestimated disease transmitted by ticks, is widespread in ruminants, such as the Arabian camel (dromedary camel). This study aimed to examine presence of Anaplasma marginale dromedary camels Al-Hiadyia region Al-Najaf desert, Iraq, using serological molecular tests. Moreover, hematological biochemical changes infected animals were compared with those hea...