Effect of seasons on blood biochemical parameters in male dromedary camels in Algeria

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of different seasons on blood biochemical parameters of male dromedary camels in Algeria. A total number of 30 clinically healthy camels from five to seven years old were sampled in this study and biochemical analysis were performed using an automatic analyzer. The obtained results showed that the urea, creatine kinase and alanine amino transferase concentrations increased significantly during summer compared to other seasons. However, lactate dehydrogenase concentration increased significantly during winter versus other seasons. On the other hand, no significant effect of season was found on glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, creatinine, aspartate amino transferase and alkaline phosphatase concentrations.

Effects of season, productive state, age, and agro-ecology on blood biochemical characteristics and nutritional condition of dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in natural browsing environment

“…Blood was drawn from the animals' jugular veins. With a Pasteur pipette, blood plasma sample was separated from serum by centrifugation (3000 rpm/ 20 minutes) (Abd El-Salaam and Arafa, 2018; Hamad et al 2018;Mohammed et al 2021). Meanwhile, the samples were kept on ice and transported to the laboratory for analysis at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital.…”

“…Camel productivity is hampered by a lack of nutrition (Hamad et al, 2018;Xulu et al, 2022). Because the entire production system is built on traditional and broad rangelands that have usually deteriorated owing to a variety of circumstances, animal nutritional status is signi cant because it is a basic measure of animal health and productivity (Yagil and Etzion, 1980).…”

How Have Saharan Breeder Been Able to Secure Food for Their Herds During the Containment of COVID-19? Case of Oued Souf, Algeria

“…The OuedSouf region is part of the Algerian Northern Sahara (3310 0 N latitude, 715 0 E) (Fig 1). This region is characterised by a climate desert Saharan type (Hamad et al, 2018), with very hot summers and mild winters (Khezzani et al, 2019). Temperatures often exceed 45C in summer (Remini and Miloudi, 2021).…”

Biochemical Indices of Male Camelus dromedarius during Breeding and Non-Breeding Season under Farming System

“…These results are contrary to present study findings, as these concentrations were found to be increased in water deprivation stress condition, but in current study these concentrations were found to be lower in breeding season. Hamad et al (2018) reported urea (mmol/l) and creatinine (µmol/l) concentrations as 10.20±3. 03, 167.34±43.7; 11.73±1.93, 182.63±4.12; 15.34b±0.69, 181.83±7.27 in winter ( January-March), spring (April-June) and summer ( July-September) season respectively, in Algerian dromedary male camel.…”