Morphological and radiographic studies on the Manus region in the Arabian one‐humped camel (Camelus dromedaries)

Abstract

The study aims to analyse the normal anatomical and radiographical features of the Manus of the southern Aswanian‐adapted Arabian one‐humped camel, providing crucial data for diagnosing and treating various ailments. Our study was applied to 10 cadaver forelimbs of adult male one‐humped camels (4–5 years old) for an explanation of the gross anatomy of the bones of the Manus region from under the carpal bones by using traditional techniques, including the gross anatomical, radiographic and x‐ray (at the dorsopalmar and lateral planes) of the preparation of Manus bones. Our results showed that the large fused (third and fourth) metacarpal bones, in which the fusion extended along the entire length of the bone except at the distal end, diverged to form separate articulations with cross‐ponding digits. As described in all ruminant species, especially the camel, there were two digits, and each digit consisted of three phalanges and two proximal sesamoid bones. Our radiographic x‐ray data revealed that the complete radiopaque septum that completely divided the medullary cavity into two separate parts was clear from the dorsopalmar view, while the lateral view showed the proximal sesamoid bones that were placed over each other and located palmar to the head of the large metacarpal bone. In conclusion, our study reveals the adaptations of the Arabian one‐humped camel to Egyptian conditions, aiding in the early diagnosis of lameness and digit problems and enabling veterinarians and camel owners to better address these issues, thereby improving the overall health and well‐being of these animals.

Histology, histochemistry and fine structure of the lacrimal gland in the one‐humped camel (Camelus dromedarius)

“…The histological technique is the ordinary education method for describing the microscopic features of any structure in the animal body to facilitate the understanding of the veterinarian students (Abumandour et al, 2023;Kandyel et al, 2023Kandyel et al, , 2024Massoud et al, 2023); additionally, there are recent simple education methods such as plastination (El-Shafey et al, 2022;Grondin et al, 1994) and ChatGPT (Choudhary et al, 2023). There are numerous morphological previously published data describing the camel's different organs adaptations to the Egyptian hot deserts (Elghoul et al, 2022;Roshdy et al, 2021;Yousef et al, 2024).…”