scholarly journals Scrotal Circumference and Testicular Morphometric Characteristics of the Camel (Camelus Dromedarius) in the Semi-Arid Environment of Northern Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 1369-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ali Abdullahi ◽  
Hassan Al-Hassan Musa ◽  
Aliyu Jibril
Keyword(s):  
Arid Environment ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Morphometric Characteristics ◽  
Scrotal Circumference ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals SLAUGHTER OF THE DROMEDARY (SINGLE-HUMPED) CAMEL (Camelus dromedarius) FOR MEAT IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
S. O. ALAKU ◽  
I. D. MOHAMMED
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Drought Period ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Full Benefit ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Camel Meat ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Draught Animals

Monthly records on camels slaughtered for meat from 1982 to 1989 at the Maiduguri abattoir were collected and analysed to determine the seasonal and annual trends in slaughter and meat supply from the dromedary or single- humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). There were highly significant (P<.01) seasonal and yearly variations in the number of camels slaughtered. In any given year, greatest numbers were slaughtered by March-May Which resents the last stages of the long sahelian dry season. Lowest numbers were slaughtered towards the end of the rainy season. About equal numbers of males and females were slaughtered annually. In 1989 alone, up to 13% of the females slaughtered were pregnant. An average of 9,150 camels were slaughtered yearly giving an estimated carcass yield of about 2,596,397kg of camel meat per annum. Camels slaughtered within the three years of 1984/1986 represented about 61% of the total for the eight years. The period from 1983 to 1986 was another drought period in the sudano-sahelian West Africa. Attention should be given to our draught animals hitherto neglected so that their drought, meat, milk and other potentials could be exploited to the full benefit of our national economy. 

scholarly journals Camel (Camelus dromedarius) production in Northern Nigeria: An appeal to the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 264-269
Author(s):  
M. I. Ghude ◽  
H. A. Alkali ◽  
S. A. Maigandi
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Science Practices ◽  
Optimum Utilization ◽  
The Right ◽  
Rural Dwellers ◽  
Semi Arid

Camel production is known in supplying protein to man such as meat and milk, agricultural practices, transportation of goods in tones from one place to another, camel racing among others. However, its production and acceptability is low. Thus, a study was aimed at exploring the potentials of one humped camel production and its importance to the rural dwellers in the arid and semi–arid zones of Nigeria. However, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) would be in the right position considering its mandate on repositioning animal science practices to integrate camel production into modern practices for optimum utilization. The hardy nature of camelsmade it to survivewhere other breeds of livestock such as cattle, sheep and goatmay not survive or their production potentialsmay be low.However, camel production does not need much capital to invest due to its hardy nature and simplicity. Modern ways of improving animal production if applied on camel will boost the production potentials.

scholarly journals Socio-economic characteristics of camel – keepers and some common major ailments of camels in semi-arid Northern Nigeria Keywords (Camelus dromedarius

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
I.S. Madobi ◽  
B.F. Muhammad ◽  
I Madigawa ◽  
A.M. Umar ◽  
A. Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Camelus Dromedarius ◽  
Occurrence Rate ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
Annual Mortality ◽  
Semi Arid

The study was conducted to determine the socio-economic background of camel keepers and some common major ailments of camels (camelus dromedarius) in semi-arid Northern Nigeria. A structured questionnaires was administered to fifty camel farmers each atMashi, Maigatari andGeidam in Katsina, Jigawa and Yobe States, respectively. Data obtained from the survey were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result shows that camel keepers in the study area were aged between 31 and 50years (51.7%), literate (85.0%) and had over 20 years of experience (53.7%). A total of 3,848 camels were kept by the respondents in 120mixherds and had annual mortality rate of less than 6.0 %. Major ailments recorded by the respondents were skin diseases (54%) while dermatophilosis, cutaneous ulcers and camel pox had occurrence rate of 20.0%, 8.3% and 8.3%, respectively. It was concluded that camel keepers were well informed and experienced in husbandry and experienced in husbandry and commonest cause of camel slaughter was skin disease which was severe during wet season.

CASE STUDY: Evaluation of Different Cooling Systems in Lactating Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows in a Semi-Arid Environment

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Burgos ◽  
L.J. Odens ◽  
R.J. Collier ◽  
L.H. Baumgard ◽  
M.J. VanBaale
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Study Evaluation ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Predicting the past, present and future distributions of an endangered marsupial in a semi‐arid environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Riley ◽  
M.R.K. Zeale ◽  
O. Razgour ◽  
J. Turpin ◽  
G. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Arid Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Climatic Zone and Soil Properties Determine the Biodiversity of the Soil Bacterial Communities Associated to Native Plants from Desert Areas of North-Central Algeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1359
Author(s):  
Elisa Bona ◽  
Nadia Massa ◽  
Omrane Toumatia ◽  
Giorgia Novello ◽  
Patrizia Cesaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Climatic Zone ◽  
Indigenous Plants ◽  
North Central ◽  
The North ◽  
Desert Areas ◽  
Plant Microbiota ◽  
Semi Arid

Algeria is the largest country in Africa characterized by semi-arid and arid sites, located in the North, and hypersaline zones in the center and South of the country. Several autochthonous plants are well known as medicinal plants, having in common tolerance to aridity, drought and salinity. In their natural environment, they live with a great amount of microbial species that altogether are indicated as plant microbiota, while the plants are now viewed as a “holobiont”. In this work, the microbiota of the soil associated to the roots of fourteen economically relevant autochthonous plants from Algeria have been characterized by an innovative metagenomic approach with a dual purpose: (i) to deepen the knowledge of the arid and semi-arid environment and (ii) to characterize the composition of bacterial communities associated with indigenous plants with a strong economic/commercial interest, in order to make possible the improvement of their cultivation. The results presented in this work highlighted specific signatures which are mainly determined by climatic zone and soil properties more than by the plant species.

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