Anatomical and physiological adaptation of domestic animals to ecosystem constraints: the example of the camel in arid lands
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Adaptation, thermal regulation, fat storage management, disease resistance, camel,Abstract
The local breed or species used as farm animals are generally well adapted to their environment. This adaptation is based on three main components: the ability to support thermal stress by a specific thermoregulation process, the management of the seasonal and/or inter-annual fluctuation in the feeding resources, and the resistance to diseases linked to the local environment. These three components are discussed with special emphasis on the camel model, one of the more adapted species in arid lands.References
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2 Bengoumi, M., and Faye, B., 2002. Adaptation du dromadaire à la déshydratation. Sécheresse, 13, 121-129.
3 Bengoumi M, Tabarani A, Sghiri A, Faulconnier Y, Faye B, Chilliard Y., 2005. Effects of overfeeding and underfeeding on body weight, lipid content and cellularity in the dromedary camel. Animal Res., 54, 383-393
4 Blanc F., Bocquier F., Debus N., Agabriel J., D’Hour P., Chilliard Y., 2004. La pérennité et la durabilité des élevages de ruminants dépendent des capacités adaptatives des femelles. INRA Prod. Anim., 17, 287-232
5 Brown, K. 2006. Tropical medicine and animal diseases: onderstepoort and the development of veterinary science in South Africa 1908-1950. South African Studies 31(3): 513–529.
6 Coppieters, W., Mes, T.H.M., Druet, T., Fanir, F., Tamma, N., Schrooten, C. Cornelissen, A.W.C.A., Georges, M., Ploeger, H.W., 2009. Mapping QTL influencing gastrointestinal nematode burden in Dutch Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle. BMC Genomics 10, 96.
7 Delgado C., Rosegrant M., Steinfeld H., Ehui S., Courbois C., 1999. Livestock to 2020. The next food revolution. Publ. IFPRI, Washington, USA, 17 p.
8 El-Wathig M., Faye B., 2013. Surveillance of camel trypanosomosis in Al-Jouf región, Saudi Arabia. Camel-Int. J. Vet. Sci., 1(1), 89-98
9 Etzion Z., Alfassi Z., Lavi N. Yagil,R., 1987. Halide concentration in camel plasma in various state of dehydration. Biol. Trace Elem. Res., 12, 411-418.
10 Faye B., Tisserand J.L., 1989. Problèmes de la détermination de la valeur alimentaire des fourrages prélevés par le dromadaire. Séminaire sur la nutrition et l’alimentation du dromadaire, Ouargla, Algérie. Options méditerranéennes. Séries séminaires n°2, 61-65.
11 Faye B., Waltner-Toews D., Mc Dermott J., 1999. From “ecopathology” to “agroecosystem health”. Prev. Vet. Med., 39, 111-128
12 Hanotte, O., Ronin, Y., Agaba, M., Nilsson, P., Gelhaus, A., Horstmann, R., Sugimoto, Y., Kemp, S., Gibson, J., Korol, A., Soller, M. and Teale, A. 2003. Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling trypanotolerance in a cross of tolerant West African N'Dama and susceptible East African Boran cattle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100, 7443-7448.
13 Hofman R.R., 1989. Ecolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: a comparative view of their digestive system. Oecologica, 78, 443-457
14 Jouany, J. P., 2000 La digestion chez les camélidés ; comparaison avec les ruminants. INRA Prod. Anim., 13 (3):165-176.
15 Kadzere C.T., Murphy M.R., Silanikove N., Maltz E., 2002. Heat stress in lactating cows: a review. Livest. Prod. Sci., 77, 59-91
16 Kaufmann F., Das G., Preisinger R., König S. and Gauly M.. 2010. Genetic Resistance To Natural Helminth Infections In Two Chicken Layer Lines. 9th World Congress on Genetics applied to Livestock Production Leipzig (Germany) August 1-6 2010
17 Lioubimtseva E., Henebry G.M., 2009. Climate and environmental change in arid Central Asia: impacts, vulnerability and adaptations. J Arid Environ, 73, 963-977
18 Mandonnet N., Tillard E., Faye B., Collin A., Gourdine J.L., Naves M., Bastianelli D., Tixier-Boichard M., Renaudeau D., 2011. Adaptation des animaux d’élevage aux multiples contraintes des régions chaudes. INRA Prod. Anim., 24 (1), 41-64
19 O'Gorman G.M., Park S.D., Hill E.W., Meade K.G., Coussens P.M., Agaba M., Naessens J., Kemp S.J. and MacHugh D. E., 2009. Transcriptional profiling of cattle infected with Trypanosoma congolense highlights gene expression signatures underlying trypanotolerance and trypanosusceptibility. BMC Genomics 10: 207.
20 Ramsay K., Swart, D., Olivier, B., Hallowell, G., 2000. An evaluation of the breeding strategies used in the development of the Dorper sheep and the improved Boer goat of South Africa. Workshop on Developing Breeding Strategies for lower input animal production environments. ICAR Technical Series N°3. Eds Galal S., Boyazoglu J. and Hammond K., 339-346.
21 Rutagwenda T, Lechner-Doll N, Kaske M, Engelhardt WV, Schultka W, Schwartz HJ. 1989. Adaptation strategies of camels on a thornbush savannah pasture, comparison with other domestic animals. Options méditerranéennes 2, 69-73.
22 Silanikove N., 2000. The physiological basis of adaptation in goats to harsh environments. Small. Rum. Res., 35, 181-193.
23 Yagil, R., 1985. The desert camel: comparative physiological adaptation. Ed. Karger, Basel (Switzerland), 163 pp.
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Faye, B. (2015). Anatomical and physiological adaptation of domestic animals to ecosystem constraints: the example of the camel in arid lands. Experimental Biology, 60(2), 134–137. Retrieved from https://bb.kaznu.kz/index.php/biology/article/view/144
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