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Clinical Studies on Skin Diseases in the Arabian Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in UAE
Al-Juboori Abdulrazzaq A., Baker...
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Objectives: In the literature there is only a little information on camel skin diseases worldwide. accordingly, the present study was taken up with a view to carrying out a systematic survey to determine the incidence/prevalence of the common camel skin diseases and/or conditions in uae, the causes, epidemiology and the clinical findings. It may be mentioned that, prior to this no detailed studies had been made on skin diseases in camels in uae.
Materials and Methods: A total of 4073 racing and dairy camels (613 organized private camel farms) around abu dhabi emirate during september 2009 to January 2010. camel herds were investigated for the occurrence of skin diseases. sick animals were carefully examined for clinical signs, type, severity and location of skin lesions and also for the general body condition. Blood samples were collected from clinical cases for hematology and blood biochemistry examinations. specimens of skin lesions were also collected and reported to the laboratory for the isolation and identification of the causative agents. additional data concerning identity of the camel, housing and management, concurrent disease, body weight, age, duration of lesions, previous skin disease history, feed intake and medication of the camel were collected.
Results: out of 432 dairy camel herds (2772 camels) examined for the presence of skin lesions, 161 camel herds (603 dairy camels ) were found to have skin lesions, the incidence being 37.27% (21.75% on animal basis). A total of 181 racing camel herds (1301 camels) were examined for estimating the prevalence of skin lesions, 62 (34.25%) and 149 (11.45%) racing camel herds and animals were found to have skin lesions, respectively ( table 1.). It was further observed that the incidence of skin diseases in dairy camels was higher than racing camels. observation in regard to the incidence of different causes of skin lesions were recorded ( table 2.). traumatic injuries (31.43%), mange (27.69%), subcutaneous abscess (27.27%) and camel pox (22.12%) were the main causes of skin lesions in camels. While, ringworm (14.39%), skin tumors (14.39%) and caseous lymphadenitis (10.25%) were found to be less common. the incidence rate of other causes of skin diseases such as, contagious ecthyma (7.22%) and Papillomatosis (2.06%) were reported to be rare cases. the epidemiological and clinical aspects of each pathological condition were also reported in the present study.
Conclusions: A systemic survey was conducted to determine the incidence/ prevalence of skin diseases in camels in uae. For this purpose, a total of 613 camel herds (4073 dairy and racing camels) were examined for the presence of skin lesions. the incidence of skin diseases on herd basis was found to be 36.38%, while on animal basis 18.46%. dairy camels 603 (21.75%) were more susceptible to skin diseases than racing camels 149 (11.45%). observations in regard to the incidence of different causes of skin lesions were recorded. skin wounds (31.43%), mange (27.69%), subcutaneous abscess (27.27%), camel pox (22.12%), ringworm (14.39%), skin tumors (14.39%), caseous lymphadenitis (10.25%) contagious ecthyma (7.22%) and papillomatosis (2.06%) were the main causes of skin lesions in camels. the predisposing factors, etiology, epidemiology and clinical findings of each skin disease were also reported.
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Abu Dhabi Food Authority, United Arab Emirates
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