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CAMEL - Volume 5 - Issue 1

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Title: Contents Vol. 5, No. 1, June 2017
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Title: Morphological Identification of Hyalomma dromedarii Tick of Camel and its Morphological Differentiation from Hyalomma anatolicumanatolicum tick of Cattle in Bikaner, Rajasthan
Abstract :

Ticks of genus Hyalomma are prominent vectors of domestic animal and human pathogenic agents as well as hematophagous parasites. Hyalomma dromedarii and Hyalomma anatolicumanatolicum are primarily ectoparasites of camel and cattle, respectively and are prevalent in India and other tropical and sub-tropical countries. Being the ticks of interest, from regional point of view, the present paper is based on morphological identification and comparison of both the ticks on the basis of our observations on the morphological characters of adult males and females of both species in the Bikaner region. In males, key morphologically distinguishable characters identified as the sub-anal plates of H. dromedarii aligned outside the longitudinal aixs of the adanal plates while in case of H. a. anatolicum they are aligned in the same axis. In females of H. dromedarii the genital aperture posterior lips are narrow V shaped while in H. a. anatolicum they are U shaped. So, it becomes essential to morphologically differentiate H. dromedarii from H. anatolicumanatolicum for the actual estimation and assessment of H. dromedarii tick in this region.

Title: Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Erythrocyte of Pneumonic Camel Calves
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Dromedary camels are mainly live in arid area of Africa and Asia and considered the important component of desert ecosystem. They are used not only for transportation but also for racing and meat and milk production. The dromedary generally suffers from fewer diseases than other domestic livestock such as goats and cattle. Respiratory airway diseases are among the emerging health problems to camel population worldwide that are causing considerable losses in production, significant mortalities and cost of treatment and vaccination (Kebede and Gelaye, 2010).

Title: Gross Study on the Valves of the Jugular Veins and its Tributries in the Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
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Blood circulation, particularly of head and neck, plays a vital role in survivability of the animals especially more so in camel. The camel traverses long distances and has a great capability of tolerating adverse environmental conditions such as high temperature, non-availability of water and starvation for long period. This is being probably made possible by adaptations exhibited by camel like its size and shape, colour, tolerance of high temperature and tissue dehydration, specialized respiratory patterns, reduction in metabolic rate etc. (Wilson, 1989). The blood vessels of the head and neck provide blood supply i.e. nutrition to the most vital organ of the body, the brain. The blood supply of the brain is also responsible for the thermo-regulation of the brain. According to Baker & Hayward (1968) “The venous blood returning from the nasal mucosa and the skin of the head to the cavernous, cools the central arterial blood in the carotid rete”.