Old World camels in a modern world–a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement

PA Burger, E Ciani, B Faye - Animal Genetics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Old World camels have served humans in cross‐continental caravans, transporting people
and goods, connecting different cultures and providing milk, meat, wool and draught since …

From desert to medicine: a review of camel genomics and therapeutic products

A Ali, B Baby, R Vijayan - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Camels have an important role in the lives of human beings, especially in arid regions, due
to their multipurpose role and unique ability to adapt to harsh conditions. In spite of its …

Genomic signatures of domestication in Old World camels

RR Fitak, E Mohandesan, J Corander… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Domestication begins with the selection of animals showing less fear of humans. In most
domesticates, selection signals for tameness have been superimposed by intensive …

The evolution of contemporary livestock species: Insights from mitochondrial genome

K Jain, M Panigrahi, SS Nayak, D Rajawat, A Sharma… - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
The domestication of animals marks a pivotal moment in human history, profoundly
influencing our demographic and cultural progress. This process has led to significant …

Improving Illumina assemblies with Hi‐C and long reads: An example with the North African dromedary

JP Elbers, MF Rogers, PL Perelman… - Molecular Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers have assembled thousands of eukaryotic genomes using Illumina reads, but
traditional mate‐pair libraries cannot span all repetitive elements, resulting in highly …

Prevalence and molecular characterization of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Nigeria

TGE Onyiche, C Răileanu, O Tauchmann, S Fischer… - Parasites & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ticks are hematophagous arthropods responsible for maintenance and
transmission of several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. Current knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Haematological and biochemical blood reference values for Canary Island camels (Camelus dromedarius), an endangered dromedary species

JL Martín-Barrasa, MT Tejedor-Junco, S Cabrera… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to develop reference values for haematological and
biochemical variables in the Canary camel breed (Camelus dromedarius). 114 clinically …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial DNA of the Arabian Camel Camelus dromedarius

MM Manee, BM Al-Shomrani, FH Alqahtani - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mitochondrial DNA evolves rapidly, is maternally inherited, and is
relatively small and compact in most animal species, making it a popular marker in …

Comparative analysis of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochaetes from Ethiopia and Nigeria

AA Bankole, B Kumsa, G Mamo, NI Ogo, N Elelu… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing reports of tick-borne diseases in Africa, remarkably, reports of tick-borne
relapsing fever (TBRF) in Nigeria are lacking. Ornithodoros savignyi from Nigeria have been …

A Frameshift Mutation in KIT is Associated with White Spotting in the Arabian Camel

H Holl, R Isaza, Y Mohamoud, A Ahmed, F Almathen… - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
While the typical Arabian camel is characterized by a single colored coat, there are rare
populations with white spotting patterns. White spotting coat patterns are found in virtually all …