Tuberculosis in Camels

Brucellosis in Camels in Iran

Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle, goats, and camels of traditional livestock raising communities in Eritrea

BACKGROUND The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in cattle, goats, and camels, and its zoonotic potential within the traditional livestock raising communities in four regions of Eritrea. The Single Intradermal Comparative Tuberculin Test (SICTT) as indicator of M. bovis infection was conducted on 1077 cattle, 876 goats, and 195 camels. To elucida...

Piebald Camels

Animal breeds are the diverse outcome of the thousands-year-long process of livestock domestication. Many of these breeds are piebald, resulting from the artificial selection by pastoralists of animals bearing a genetic condition known as leucism, and selected for their productive, behavioural, or aesthetical traits. Piebald dromedary camels have not been studied or discussed before, and their ...

Reproduction in Old World camels.

The article reviews aspects of the basic reproductive biology of the camel, such as puberty, breeding season, ovarian dynamics, synchronisation of ovarian activity and artificial insemination, and superovulation and embryo transfer. Pregnancy and parturition are also discussed.

Artificial insemination in dromedary camels.

Artificial insemination (AI) is an important technique in all domestic species to ensure rapid genetic progress. The use of AI has been reported in camelids although insemination trials are rare. This could be because of the difficulties involved in collecting as well as handling the semen due to the gelatinous nature of the seminal plasma. In addition, as all camelids are induced ovulators, th...