background : this comprehensive study was conducted on multi-purpose one-humped camel ( camelus dromedarius ) sera and ticks to assess the epidemiological aspects of the crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (cchfv) in northeast iran. methods : from may 2012 to january 2013, eleven cities were randomly selected in the khorasan provinces of iran as “clusters,” and at least 14 one-humped camels w...

Ovaries of 17 adult, pleuriparous, and lactating one-humped she-camels (Camelus dromedarius) were examined per rectum for uterine involution and for presence of follicles (>/=1.0 cm diameter) by real-time ultrasonography at the National Research Centre on Camel at Bikaner, India at 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 days postpartum. Involution was completed from 25 to 30 days postpartum and follicles (>/=1...

The aim of this study was correlation determination between fat putrefaction indices and antioxidative enzymes in chicken, cattle and camel meat during refrigerated storage. Longissimus dorsi muscle of three Iranian dromedary one humped camel and three Holstein cattle and breast muscle of three broiler breeder chicken were obtained from the carcasses 3 days postmortem. The samples were ground a...

In the present case report, the comprehensive management of a bilateral mandibular fracture in a single-humped camel including pre-, peri- and post-operative cares is described. A one-year-old camel with the overhanging of the rostral part of the lower jaw which occurred seven days ago was presented. After clinical and radiographic examinations, a bilateral mandibular fracture at the caudal par...

The one-humped camel is an important domestic animal in arid and semiarid areas of Mediterranean Africa, East Africa and West and South Asia where it contributes to human livelihoods and welfare. Little studied until recently infection with hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus has now been recorded in the animal in more than 20 counties of its recorded natural range. In comparative studies,...